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vance gilbert - the mother of trouble lyrics

[verse 1]
mother of trouble called
said she was doing fine
right up to the time of the lineup
somebody picked him clean
out of the crowd
recognized his shirt and shoes
for crying out loud
he admitted that he did it
in fact he seemed proud
released into my custody
what do i do with him now?

[chorus]
tell me, mrs. trouble
do you keep a gun in your house
secure and locked
safe from your children
in its own metal box
combination known
to you and you alone?

[verse 2]
the mother of trouble sees
a baby through her precinct eyes
the fl!ckering fluorescent sings
a song they’ve sung a million times
she recalls a pluck the wings
off of flies kind of thing
thought she had a little scientist
no one recognized this ’til he was
way too far gone, way too strong
way too big for reason
[chorus]
tell me, mrs. trouble
do you keep a gun in your house
secure and locked
safe from your children
in its own metal box
combination known
to you and you alone?

[guitar solo]

[verse 3]
the mother of trouble called said
“he looks so quiet like
a peaceful trip back in time
like when he was a baby sleeping”
she made him a sandwich
gave him a good night kiss
now there’s cordite on her hands
and a hole in his chest
the size of my fist
officer said, “this looks open and shut
she got the right to stay silent”
then came the cl!ck of the cuffs, cl!ck of the cuffs

[chorus]
tell me, mrs. trouble
do you keep a gun in your house
secure and locked
safe from your children
in its own metal box
combination known
to you and you alone?
[outro]
you and you alone
you and you alone
you and you alone

- vance gilbert lyrics

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