Gary Got a Gun - Sonic Boom Six

Gary got a gun, a camouflage uniform and a journey to a

strange land,

Never even saw the eyes of the man whose shot left him

bleeding into the sand

Out in the headlines they call him 'hero'

But if they can send you to war just to settle a score

then I’m sorry my friend you amount to zero

It was his life-long dream

Wanted to «Be the Best"like it said on the screen

So it’s straight into the infantry age of 18

6 months later takes a bullet for the team

Shot him down

Insurgent with a gun in an occupied town

Shot him down

And he’s hit the side hour later he died and he’s

homebound

All he ever knew

Was to follow through

Any order they would ask for him to do

Any place that they would choose to send him into.

Gary got a gun, a camouflage uniform and a journey to a

strange land,

Never even saw the eyes of the man whose shot left him

bleeding into the sand

Out in the headlines they call him 'hero'

But if they can send you to war just to settle a score

then I’m sorry my friend you amount to zero

And so the story goes

The photos of the troops and our super heroes

But every tribute to the boys it just propagate the lie

Of course he’s fucking brave if you’re sending him to

die

Shot him down

A nineteen year old kid with an average background

Shot him down

The story should be «why the hell was he there in the

first place?»

All he ever knew

Was to follow through

Any order they would ask for him to do

Anywhere that they would choose to send him into.

Gary got a gun, a camouflage uniform and a journey to a

strange land,

Never even saw the eyes of the man whose shot left him

bleeding into the sand

Out in the headlines they call him 'hero'

But if they can send you to war just to settle a score

then I’m sorry my friend you amount to zero

And poor old mum

Hangs his photo in the hall

And all the words they printed

They do not help at all

Gary got a gun, a camouflage uniform and a journey to a

strange land,

Never even saw the eyes of the man whose shot left him

bleeding into the sand

Out in the headlines they call him 'hero'

But if they can send you to war just to settle a score

then I’m sorry my friend you amount to zero

The worth that they gave to your premature grave was

zero

If they can send you to war just to settle a score you

amount to zero

If they can send you to war just to settle a score you

amount to zero

If they can send you to war does it mean any more now

they call you hero?