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Story Behind The Song

This happens almost everyday. But you never here the story behind it. This presents that.

Song Description

A song about the aftermath of a Shooting! From the perspective of the Question, how did it get this way? First the description, then the questions of the wife and neighbors, and then how come?

Song Length 3:27 Genre Jazz - Contemporary, Pop - Rock
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Cool, Relaxed Subject Crime, Theft, Judgement
Language English Era 1990 - 1999

Lyrics

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There's a man in the shadows loading up his gun!
If anyone saw him, I'm sure that they would run!
His boss man, he really laid them down,
Only time he'll stop it to load another round

Headlines, early morning news
Line by line to bringing you the blues
Headlines what they didn't say
How did this man really get this way

They asked his wife what did he say?
Do you know where he went today?
They asked his neighbors, what was he like?
They said he's a nice man, always rode a bike!

Headlines, early morning news
Line by line to bringing you the blues
Headlines what they didn't say
How did this man really get this way

Nobody saw him, nobody heard!
When he complained, not a single word!
Nobody saw him, when he walked by!
Nobody stopped him, not you or I!

Headlines, early morning news
Line by line to bringing you the blues
Headlines what they didn't say
How did this man really get this way

There's a man in the shadows loading up his gun!
If anyone saw him, I'm sure that they would run!
His boss man, he really laid them down,
Only time he'll stop it to load another round

Lyrics Ed Lackey Music Ed Lackey
Producer Ed Lackey Publisher Ed Lackey
Performance Ed Lackey Label Ed Lackey

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