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Well my father put a shame on me.
Said he wouldnât put his name on me.
Said he wouldnât be the first in his family
Whoâs son cried when he was born.
Well he died the day i got a gun.
Said that he was proud that Iâs his son that that was right there
In his plan Iâd grow up and be a man.
And there was a tear. I saw it in his eye.
He said he couldnât think of a better way to die
And the Lord came down and put a spoon in my mouth.
It tasted so bitter, but I couldnât spit it out.
It tasted like the money that my poor mama made.
When I went and stole it, cause she took it to the grave.
And there was a note clenched in her right hand,
Said boy if you wanna live, better die like a brave man.
I donât wanna die in the middle of the night,
I want a brave manâs death. I donât wanna die in the middle of the night,
I want a brave manâs death.
Spittin' gasoline, burnin' my teeth, getting salt on the fields of my past.
And the sword will come down with a milky white flash
And Iâll get my brave manâs death at last.
I had a woman. And she had some kids.
She said she loved them, I never did.
Just the way that they feed And take away what was young.
But my wifeâs a muscle that can do what needed to be done.
And the day that she died, her cup was fully drained.
She said take hope my love, that life was worth the pain
I donât wanna die in the middle of the night, I want a brave manâs death.
I donât wanna die in the middle of the night, I want a brave manâs death.
Spittin' gasoline, burnin' my teeth, getting salt on the fields of my past.
And the sword will come down with a milky white flash And Iâll get my brave manâs death at last.
I had a heart thatâs willin' but a back without a bone.
My bodyâd go to war, but my head would come home
And I always had a knife in case a real man came along.
He turned his head and his life was gone.
So I hold it in my heart, yeah I hold it in my heart.
No, I hide it in my heart, cause itâs tearin' me apart.
The last thing that he said to me was blood was on my hands
Oh god, I wanna die like a man.