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Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Well hes been collecting since the age of nine
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Every shiny bullet that he could find
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Built himself a house with the wooden floors
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Put the shiny bullets in a chest of drawers
Verse 2:
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Well his wifes long gone and the kids have grown
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And trees they fall down on their own
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Memories fade like an old slideshow
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But the bullets still shine like coins in the snow
Verse 3:
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Well one day took himself into town
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The men with a truck well they came around
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Took the television and the gun from the war
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And almost every bullet from the chest of drawers
Verse 4:
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Well he came back home and found the house in a mess
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Run into the bedroom and the old brown chest
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Didnt care much for the VCR
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But he cried for the space where the bullets were
Verse 5:
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The men drove the truck down into town
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And sold all the silver they had found
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But they couldnt sell the bullets cos they werent live rounds
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So they dug a big hole put the bullets in the ground
Instrumental:
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Verse 6:
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Now he doesnt leave the house much anymore
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Cos the men are gonna come like they did before
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And hell hold onto the three or four
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Bullets that they left in the chest of drawers
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Oh yeah the bullets that they left in the chest of drawers
