Bullet in a Gun
[YOUNG ALBERT]
I've always kept to myself
Ain't been given a chance
From anybody else
They look through me
I don't see much better
I ain't no hero
Ain't brave, ain't all that clever

But what am I holding in my hands?
Muzzle and stock
Held tight in metal bands
Loaded with some small stone
Or not much bigger
What happens when I aim
And pull the trigger?

Been alone since seventeen
To hell and back and in between
Not had a friend, not been someone
Just want a moment in the sun
I am a soldier in the line
And I'm lookin' for a sign!
Ready to burst on out
I'm takin' aim
Those boys over there's gonna know my name
I'm a bullet in a gun
I'm a bullet in a gun
I'm goin' off to war today
They say I'll be in the way
I ain't got brass, some tacks with flaws
Can't afford to care because
The whole country's on its knees!
And life ain't much to me!
I've got lead for a head but there's somethin' there
When I put my rifle in the air
I'm like a bullet in a gun!
I'm a bullet in a gun, whoa
Sometimes I wanna shout
Yeah!

They may not think that much of me
But I can be someone
I'm a bullet in a gun
I'm a bullet in a gun
And maybe when this war is won
We'll live better than when we begun
I'm a bullet in a gun
Oo-oo-whoa

Cloud of smoke and flash of fire
Metal flies and splits the air
Men are all afraid of dying
But the bullet doesn't care
It's got a path it has to lead
Ain't no stoppin' once it's free
You can change the course of history
With a weapon the size of an appleseed!
I'm a bullet in a gun
A powder blast
I come out fast and I'm on my way
A bullet in a gun
I may be small
But if I recall
That doesn't matter when you've got the power
To be unstoppable
I'll be unstoppable
You'll never see me comin'!
And you'll never see me sway

Say what you think of me
I'm opportunity
I'm strength
Potential
I'm the gust of wind in a stormy sea
Somethin' small
Unknown
Not dangerous on my own
But look for me when the battle's won
I'm a bullet in a gun!
I'm a bullet in a gun!

I just can't wait to finally let go
Get a moment in the sun
I'm a bullet in a gun!