It's in the way for a priceless gift One not subtle, one not on the list It's in the way for a perfect world One not simply so absurd In these times of doing what you're told Keep these feelings no one knows Whatever happened to the young man's heart Swallowed by pain as he slowly fell apart And now I'm staring down the barrel of a .45 Swimming through the ashes of another life No real reason to accept the way things have changed Staring down the barrel of a .45 Send a message to the unborn child Keep your eyes open for a while In a box high up on the shelf Left for you, no one else There's a piece of a puzzle known as life Wrapped in guilt, sealed up tight Whatever happened to the young man's heart Swallowed by pain as he slowly fell apart And now I'm staring down the barrel of a .45 Swimming through the ashes of another life No real reason to accept the way things have changed Staring down the barrel of a .45 Everyone's pointing their fingers Always condemning me Nobody knows what I believe I believe And now I'm staring down the barrel of a .45 Swimming through the ashes of another life No real reason to accept the way things have changed Staring down the barrel of a .45 And now I'm staring down the barrel of a .45 And now I'm swimming through the ashes of another life There is no real reason to accept the way things have changed Staring down the barrel of a .45 .45 .45 Dead to the bones .45 .45