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I shot a rifle,
On grandpa’s farm, when i was young The trigger was hard to pull,
and the kick back, it bruised my arm
When I turned 30 I went to Las Vegas

To a machine gun shooting range

I was just so shocked at how easy it was to shoot
100 bullets on a target page
It just felt like a toy
I thought toys were for fun?

Not for destroying the life of no one

They say it’s just a few bad apples

Not the fault of no gun

But I ask how many would we lose if we just fought without thumbs?
And no I’m not trying to sound funny

I know these things come down to power and money

And I know that I’m foreign and not from around here

Should I just shut up and go drink my beer

And what about your father son trips hunting deer

And I know its hard to relax when your country’s built on fear
while back home there ain’t got no more left

There was one big shooting back in 96

where they threw em on a pile and melted them down to steel, Oh Mr. Howard gave him a real good trade-in deal

when I float the idea to folks in America

they say (try to) take them away, you’ll create hysteria

it’s written in stone it’s our right to bear arms

to protect our own from the evil and harm in this world
It just felt like a toy and
I thought toys were for fun

Not for destroying the life of no one

They say it’s just a few bad apples

Not the fault of no gun

But how many would we save if we just fought with our thumbs

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from The Empty House Tapes Vol. 1, released September 15, 2022
written & recorded live by Jordie Lane at an Empty House, Nashville, TN
Mixed by Jordie Lane at Lockeland Sound, Nashville, TN, USA
Mastered by John McLaggan at Parachute Mastering, Saint John, NB, Canada

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Jordie Lane is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia

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