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Drive By Truckers
Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Than Man I Shot
That man I shot, He was trying to kill me
He was trying to kill me He was trying to kill me
That man I shot I didnââ¬â¢t know him
I was just doing my job, maybe so was he
That man I shot, I was in his homeland
I was there to help him but he didnââ¬â¢t want me there
I did not hate him, I still donââ¬â¢t hate him
He was trying to kill me and I had to take him down
That man I shot, I still can see him
When I should be sleeping, tossing and turning
Heââ¬â¢s looking at me, eyes looking through me
Break out in cold sweats when I see him standing there
That man I shot, shot not in anger
Thereââ¬â¢s no denying it was in self-defense
But when I close my eyes, I still can see him
I feel his last breath in the calm dead of night
That man I shot, He was trying to kill me
He was trying to kill me, He was trying to kill me
Sometimes I wonder if I should be there?
I hold my little ones until he disappears
I hold my little ones until he disappears
I hold my little ones until we disappear
And Iââ¬â¢m not crazy or at least I never was
But thereââ¬â¢s this big thing that canââ¬â¢t get rid of
That man I shot did he have little ones
That he was so proud of that he wonââ¬â¢t see grow up?
Was walking down his street, maybe I was in his yard
Was trying to do good I just donââ¬â¢t understand
- Album:
- American Band
- It’s Great To Be Alive!
- English Oceans
- Dragon Pants
- Black Ice Verite
- Miscellaneous
- The Fine Print
- Pizza Deliverance
- Go-Go Boots
- The Big To Do
- The Fine Print (A Collection of Oddities and Rarities...
- Daytrotter Session
- 2008-11-11: Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2010-12-30: Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- 2012-08-24: Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA, USA
- 2012-08-23: Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA, USA
- 2012-01-14: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA
- 2012-01-13: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA
- 2011-08-13: Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA, USA
- 2011-01-15: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA