I heard a pistol blast, a baby cry and I heard a woman scream
I took a moment to compose myself, take in what I had seen
I caught a glimpse of everything I'd done and every man I'd been
I closed my eyes and prayed to Jesus it would all be for the best
But he just turned away the night I took a bullet in my chest
Well I'd had 25 years to make my mark and stake my claim
And I admit that I'd enjoyed the notoriety and fame
I bought a gun and married young no-one but me to blame
I closed my eyes and prayed to Jesus I could be like all the rest
But he abandoned me the night I took a bullet in my chest
Oh lord won't you forgive me for my sins
Please father set me free
Won't you open up your gates and let me in
There are a million men as bad as me
Well I had money, I had power I could have anything I liked
And I would work and I would drink and then occasionally I'd fight
There were friends and there were lovers but the differences were slight
And when their eyes would fall upon me they were always so impressed
But I was powerless the night I took a bullet in my chest
They found me buried in a landfill seven hours from my home
They picked her up a few days later once her heart had turned to stone
She said she'd love me til the end but all along she should have known
She closed her eyes and prayed to Jesus then she quietly confessed
That it was her that fired the shot that put that bullet in my chest
Oh lord won't you forgive me for my sins
Please father set me free
Won't you open up your gates and let me in
There are a million men as bad as me
Oh girl won't you forgive me for my sins
Please darling set me free
Won't you open up your gates and let me in
There are a million men as bad as me
There are a thousand men as bad as me
There are so many men as bad as me
