What you go and do
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
Be best for when we're done
Then where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna run?
But one fine day
All our problems will be solved
'Cause bang bang bang, we'll shoot him down
Give him drugs and give him candy
Anything, oh, to make him think he's happy
Then he will never come for us
He will never come
But if he does
And if there's no one else around
Bang bang bang, we shoot him down
If he preys only on his neighbors
Brothers, sisters, and friends
Will consider it a favor
Will consider justice done
But if he comes for you or me
And we can place a gun in his hand
Bang bang bang, we shoot him down
What you go and do
Go and give the boy a gun?
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run
Now the law 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
He want the chances that you took from him
Oh, and nothing that you own
Then there'll be no place to run
There'll be no place to run
And if he finds himself to be
A reflection of our song
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 raise the God between
Embrace him in your arms
Bang bang bang, he'll shoot you down