Well, you can't stop
on the side of the highway
see if someone
needs help
You can't pick
a hitchhiker up
He might
have a gun
How could you send your kid
to an American school now?
I could not send my kid
to an American school
Well I can almost see you
having a gun
if you lived out, way out
on the open range
If there was no one
within 30 miles of you
But these days we live next to
and right on top of each other
Well back in 1933
Einstein left Germany
He knew what he was feeling
And he wasn't feeling safe
I wonder if he felt like his number
could come up any time
I wonder if he felt entered
in some dark lottery
It's no wonder
we need so many drugs
The mall on the edge of town
has turned into Beirut
I do not like
anyone walking behind me
And I do not want to get stopped
by the cops for anything
I'm talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
See, I do not want my politicians in my bed or in my house or house of God
I don't care what they believe in
Or what they look like or who their daddy is
And I do not care
who a senator sucks or a president fucks at all
How many ads they got on TV
What they did or did not do in the war
See I'd rather kill the guns
Then have to kill off my emotions
I'm scared to speak my mind, or disagree, or even move
I might get noticed
Man, it's just no fun anymore
The golden rule has changed
Fire unto others
before others fire unto you
I don't need no more erection pills
I don't need a million baldness cures
Hell, these days to die in a car crash
Is practically dignified
What's the point of going to the health club
building your body, pumping them weights?
If a five-year-old can walk up
and blow you away
Hey governor
What you doing about the guns?
Hey candidate
What you gonna do about the guns?
I don't really want to die
‘Cause someone's pissed off at his girlfriend
I don't want my kid to die
‘Cause someone didn't make the football team
I don't care what John Rocker says
The first amendment's good by me
But the second one's outdated
Its ashes ought to be burned and scattered
We're talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
I write this from some highway rest stop
Now I'm gonna go sleep in my van
In America these days
That makes me practically a hero
I don't care what the top ten movies are
I don't care who just won a million dollars
I don't care what you think of abortion
Though I think it's probably better to eat the egg than kill the chicken
Hey senator
What you gonna do about the guns?
Hey Mrs. President
What you gonna do about the guns?
Hey Batman
What you gonna do about the guns?
Hey Superman
What you gonna do about the guns?
Hey Lone Ranger
You ain't alone anymore
Too many other rangers
Time to turn in your gun
Hey policeman
Time to turn in your gun
Hey everybody
Time to turn in your gun
England isn't coming
We ain't holding off the Huns
If you want to hunt the elk
Check out a gun like you check out your bowling shoes
See, I've heard all the arguments
"We need the guns against the government"
But the last time that I checked
The government's supposed to be us
And if that isn't true
Let's have a revolution right now
But if the government is us
Let's get rid of all the guns
People say it could never happen
Well, that's what they said about Jim Crow
The day he became president
John Kennedy said "Let us begin"
We need disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
I used to live next to a nursery school
Those kids screamed all day, every day
I often dreamed about killing them
I'm glad I didn't have a gun
on the side of the highway
see if someone
needs help
You can't pick
a hitchhiker up
He might
have a gun
How could you send your kid
to an American school now?
I could not send my kid
to an American school
Well I can almost see you
having a gun
if you lived out, way out
on the open range
If there was no one
within 30 miles of you
But these days we live next to
and right on top of each other
Well back in 1933
Einstein left Germany
He knew what he was feeling
And he wasn't feeling safe
I wonder if he felt like his number
could come up any time
I wonder if he felt entered
in some dark lottery
It's no wonder
we need so many drugs
The mall on the edge of town
has turned into Beirut
I do not like
anyone walking behind me
And I do not want to get stopped
by the cops for anything
I'm talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
See, I do not want my politicians in my bed or in my house or house of God
I don't care what they believe in
Or what they look like or who their daddy is
And I do not care
who a senator sucks or a president fucks at all
How many ads they got on TV
What they did or did not do in the war
See I'd rather kill the guns
Then have to kill off my emotions
I'm scared to speak my mind, or disagree, or even move
I might get noticed
Man, it's just no fun anymore
The golden rule has changed
Fire unto others
before others fire unto you
I don't need no more erection pills
I don't need a million baldness cures
Hell, these days to die in a car crash
Is practically dignified
What's the point of going to the health club
building your body, pumping them weights?
If a five-year-old can walk up
and blow you away
Hey governor
What you doing about the guns?
Hey candidate
What you gonna do about the guns?
I don't really want to die
‘Cause someone's pissed off at his girlfriend
I don't want my kid to die
‘Cause someone didn't make the football team
I don't care what John Rocker says
The first amendment's good by me
But the second one's outdated
Its ashes ought to be burned and scattered
We're talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
I write this from some highway rest stop
Now I'm gonna go sleep in my van
In America these days
That makes me practically a hero
I don't care what the top ten movies are
I don't care who just won a million dollars
I don't care what you think of abortion
Though I think it's probably better to eat the egg than kill the chicken
Hey senator
What you gonna do about the guns?
Hey Mrs. President
What you gonna do about the guns?
Hey Batman
What you gonna do about the guns?
Hey Superman
What you gonna do about the guns?
Hey Lone Ranger
You ain't alone anymore
Too many other rangers
Time to turn in your gun
Hey policeman
Time to turn in your gun
Hey everybody
Time to turn in your gun
England isn't coming
We ain't holding off the Huns
If you want to hunt the elk
Check out a gun like you check out your bowling shoes
See, I've heard all the arguments
"We need the guns against the government"
But the last time that I checked
The government's supposed to be us
And if that isn't true
Let's have a revolution right now
But if the government is us
Let's get rid of all the guns
People say it could never happen
Well, that's what they said about Jim Crow
The day he became president
John Kennedy said "Let us begin"
We need disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Talking disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
I used to live next to a nursery school
Those kids screamed all day, every day
I often dreamed about killing them
I'm glad I didn't have a gun
×
![]()
