Gun Money

Written by: 
J. Martyn
1 Aug 1982

Give me a pound,
I'll make you sound
Just like a Rolls Royce on a summer's day.
Give me a dollar,
I'll make you sound
Just like a very expensive car.

In any case:
I'm a dead end face,
That's what I am.
In any case:
Dead end face,
No life to speak of.
Gun money;
All my money's gone.
Gun money;
Every cent is done.

Give me a dollar,
I'll make you holler
Like a bag full of cats.
Give me a dollar,
I'll make you sound just like your belly's full of rats.

A dead end case,
A dead end face,
That's what I am.
Dead end case;
Dead end face,
No life to speak of.
Gun money;
All my money's gone.
Gun money;
All my money's done.

Give me a coin,
I'll turn it each and every single day.
Give me a coin,
I'll never give myself away.

In any case:
I'm a dead end face,
That's what I am.
Dead end case;
Dead end face;
No life to speak of.
Gun money;
'Cause all your money's gone.
Gun money;
All your money's done.

Give me a pound of flesh,
I'll make you sound
Just like a Rolls Royce on a summer's day.
Give me a dollar,
Or I might just blow
Your head away.

In any case:
I'm a dead end face,
That's what I am.
A dead end face,
I'm a dead end face,
I got no car.

Gun money;
All your money's gone.
Gun money;
All your money's gone.
Gun money;
All your money's gone.

Take me, I take, they need, I take,
Gun money, gun money, gun money...

Keep taking it away,
Just keep taking it away,
Gun money...

sitenote:
The lyric of this song gives the impression of having been written at gunpoint.

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