Bang Bang Bang Lyrics - Matters Of The Heart - Tracy Chapman

What you go and do 

You go and give the boy a gun 

Now there ain't no place to run to 

Ain't no place to run 

When he hold it in his hand 

He feel mighty he feel strong 

Now there ain't no place to run to 

Ain't no place to run 

One day he may come back 

Repay us for what we've done 

Then where you gonna run to 

Where you gonna run 

But one fine day 

All our problems will be solved 

Bang bang bang 

We'll shoot him down 

Give him drugs and give him candy 

Anything, oh to make him think he's happy 

And he won't ever come for us 

He won't ever come 

But if he does 

And if there's no one else around 

Bang bang bang 

We'll shoot him down 

If he preys only on his neighbors 

Brothers, sisters and friends 

We'll consider it a favor 

We'll consider justice done 

But if he comes for you or me 

And we can place a gun in his hand 

Bang bang bang 

We'll shoot him dead 

What you go and do 

You go and give the boy a gun 

Now there ain't no place to run to 

Ain't no place to run 

Now we'll all be at his mercy 

If he decides to hunt us down 

'Cause there ain't no place to run to 

Ain't no place to run 

If he wants the chances that you took from him 

Oh, and nothing that you own 

Then there'll be no place to run to 

There'll be no place to run 

And if he finds himself to be 

A reflection of us all 

Bang bang bang 

He'll shoot us down 

Before you can raise your eyes to read 

The writing on the wall 

Bang bang bang 

He'll shoot you down 

Before you can bridge the gulf between 

And embrace him in your arms 

Bang bang bang 

He'll shoot you down