Tell me what a young man Mama
What`s he got to live for
Tossed in the shuffle of everyday war
Searchin` for some trouble
Which I`m sure he will find
Spend your whole life fightin` son
Meet your dyin` time
It`s a shame
It`s a shame
The trigger be his only friend
It`s a shame, oh yeh
But it ain`t never gonna end
He`s a pocketful of hate
That don`t give a damn
What fate awaits the machine gun man?
Well, he ain`t got no future
And he ain`t got no plan
What fate awaits the machine gun man?
I can`t see tomorrow
And I don`t see today
Trail of confusion done leadin` my way
They say the only thing worth killin` Lord
Be killin` time
I say the only soul worth savin` now Mama
Resavin` mine
It`s a shame
It`s a shame
The trigger be his only friend
It`s a shame, oh yeh
But it ain`t never gonna end
He`s a pocketful of hate
That don`t give a damn
What fate awaits the machine gun man?
Well, he ain`t got no future
And he ain`t got no plan
What fate awaits the machine gun man?
He keeps shootin` mama like any old fool would do
Lord, the life he be leadin` ain`t the one he has to choose
As he walks on out that door
Mama breaks down to cry
As she waves the machien gun man
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye...