Empty Pistol, Full Moon

I loaded six, I fired five Into the wall behind my bed The last one's there to remind me Of everything I said

I loaded six, I fired five Walked out to the pickup truck Drove to where the moon was fullest And I stopped to test my luck

Empty pistol, full moon Me and my father's ghost Empty pistol, full moon I'm the one I hate the most Empty pistol, full moon Six became five became one Empty pistol, full moon I didn't pull it, I just let it run

I sat out there 'til mornin' Pistol in my lap The moon rolled west across the field And I never pulled the tab Maybe I was scared, maybe brave Maybe neither, maybe both Drove home to my sleepin' wife And I hid the gun in the coat

I don't know why I didn't do it I don't know why I did Maybe somewhere between zero and one God moved my finger on the lid There's an empty gun in the closet now Six spent shells on the farm And a man who don't know which of him Was the angel or the harm

Empty pistol, full moon Me and my father's ghost Empty pistol, full moon I'm the one I love the most Empty pistol, full moon Somehow I'm still alive Empty pistol, full moon And the night, and the night I survived Empty pistol, full moon And the night I survived

If you're out there in a cab tonight With somethin' cold and heavy in your hand Call your mama, call your brother Don't be a ghost, be a man Empty pistol, full moon Six became five became one Empty pistol, full moon You ain't done — you ain't done

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