We Both Reached for the Gun

Mr. Billy Flynn in the press conference rag

Notice how his mouth never moves, almost

Where'd you come from?

Mississippi

And your parents?

Very wealthy

Where are they now?

Six feet under

But she was granted one more start

The Convent of The Sacred Heart!

When'd you get here?

1920

How old were you?

Don't remember

Then what happened?

I met Amos

And he stole my heart away

Convinced me to elope one day

A convent girl! A run-away marriage!

Oh it's too terrible, you poor, poor dear

Who's Fred Casely?

My ex-boyfriend

Why'd you shoot him?

I was leavin'

Was he angry?

Like a madman

Still I said, "Fred, move along."

She knew that she was doin' wrong

Then describe it

He came toward me

With a pistol?

From my bureau

Did you fight him?

Like a tiger

He had strength and she had none

And yet we both reached for the gun

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes we both

Oh yes we both

Oh yes, we both reached for

The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun

Oh yes, we both reached for the gun

For the gun

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both

Oh yes, they both

Oh yes, they both reached for

The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun

Oh yes, they both reached for the gun

For the gun

Understandable. Understandable

Yes, it's perfectly understandable

Comprehensible. Comprehensible

Not a bit reprehensible

It's so defensible!

How're you feeling?

Very frightened

Are you sorry?

Are you kidding?

What's your statement?

All I'd say is

Though my choo-choo jumped the track

I'd give my life to bring him back

And?

Stay away from

What?

Jazz and liquor

And?

And the men who

What?

Play for fun

And what?

That's the thought that

Yeah

Came upon me

When?

When we both reached for the gun!

Understandable, understandable

Yes, it's perfectly understandable

Comprehensible, comprehensible

Not a bit reprehensible

It's so defensible!

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both

Oh yes, they both

Let me

Hear it!

Oh yes, they both reached for

The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun

Oh yes, they both reached

For the gun

For the gun

A little louder!

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both

Oh yes, they both

Oh yes, they both reached

For the gun, the gun

Now you got it!

The gun, the gun

Oh yes, they both reached for the gun

For the gun

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both

Oh yes, they both

Oh yes, they both reached for

The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun

Oh yes, they both reached for the gun

For the gun

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both

Oh yes, they both

Oh yes, they both reached for

The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun

The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun

The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun

The gun, the gun, the gun,the gun

Both reached for the... gun

The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun

The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun

The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun

The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun

Both reached for the gun!