Lyrics

Ron Keyes Taxi ID#: C-0702-6574
HOW IT IS
V.1
I went down to Gettysburg
Where the civil war remained
The sky was grey with a patch of blue
Only where it rained
There is no explanation
I?m not sure where I am
?Cause I could swear that I smelled the blood
In the broken soil of Vietnam

Chorus.1
That?s just the way it is when a father kills his son
I guess that?s just how it is once the bullet leaves the gun

V.2
They sent her off to college
To find her destiny
Seeking higher education
Not knowing what would be
The air was charged and loaded
Then innocence was dead
A good soldier follows orders
Ignoring his own head

Chorus.2
That?s just the way it is when the drum beats have begun
I guess that?s just how it is once the bullet leaves the gun

V.3
Somewhere in New York City
It was just the other day
There was drugs and there was money
And a small child in the way
Some say it?s the situation
That their needs were never filled
Doesn?t matter to a mother whose
Baby has been killed

Chorus.3
That?s just the way it is when all the dealing?s done
I guess that?s just how it is once the bullet leaves the gun


Chorus.4
That?s just the way it is when there?s nowhere left to run
I guess that?s just how it is once the bullet leaves the gun


© Ron Keyes, 2001