• One morning you wake up,
    To a machine's scarlet smile.
    Then you line up to lose yourself,
    and all in single file.
    It seems that the world has got you down,
    And it want's to keep it that way.
    But before they try and rewire your mind,
    You've got something to say.
    But you're about to learn that you can't talk,
    And reason with a war machine.

    But when it comes down to it,
    You're just a boy without a gun.
    You're just a boy without a gun.

    Father is waiting for you,
    To be just like him.
    And mother's in the kitchen crying,
    Because its sink or swim.
    You think that you just need to escape,
    find some room to breath.
    Somewhere where you won't hear them say,
    Well what about what I need?
    But be careful out there in the dark,
    The wolves will eat you alive.

    But when it comes down to it,
    You're just a boy without a gun.
    You're just a boy without a gun.

    Another sun rises,
    Over a broken home.
    Though they live in glass houses,
    They can't afford any stones.
    Now's the time you realized,
    That you never wanted to be understood.
    You just wanted to take your shot,
    And you wanted to make it good.

    But when it comes down to it,
    You're just a boy without a gun.
    You're just a boy without a gun.

    You go to your mailbox,
    And find a golden star..
    You think that it's just what you need,
    To find out who you are.
    So pretty soon you're on a plane,
    Going the Devil know's where.
    A helmet for your head and a flag for your soul,
    But you don't really care.
    But are you ready to kill a stranger,
    When you don't even know who's inside?

    But when it comes down to it,
    You're just a boy without a gun.
    You're just a boy without a gun.

    And while there's a fire outside,
    There's another one in your head.
    now the wolves aren't just at your door,
    They're lying in your bed.
    And the battle rages on,
    Though the politicians say its won.
    You tell people don't pray for me,
    It's not God's work I've done.
    But somebody has to be led astray,
    Why not you?

    But when it comes down to it,
    You're just a boy without a gun.
    You're just a boy without a gun.
    You're just a boy without a gun.
    You're just a boy without a gun.
    You're just a boy without a gun.