Lyrics Nils Lofgren

Nils Lofgren

Jealous Gun

I came into this World, and I tried what I pleased

His shot rang with a low, I fell on my knees

I managed to stand, finally walk away

I ain't stopped hiding since that day...

And the Jealous Gun comes a' hunting

One purposed to track me down

I hear his footsteps, now I'm off running

And this trap you call the World

It's driving me underground

Turning me upside down

You'll find those running wild, kill only to survive

Still man preserves destruction, killing off wildlife

Your crime is as bitter, as these hearts you melt

And your guns 'bout as funny as a cry for help

And the Jealous Gun comes a' hunting

One purposed to track me down

I'm running naked through the jungle

And this trap you call the World

It's driving me underground

Turning me upside down

Oh jealousy, jealousy

So we run, we both run from the hunter

And we flee his bullet spree

I have a word for you hunter, I see you hot on my trail

I'll dynamite your visions, blow up your animal jail

I hide in the wolves' den, eyes glowing like embers

You perfect creatures won't forget, what this scarred one remembers

And the Jealous Gun comes a' hunting

One purposed to track me down

I hear his footsteps, now I'm off running

And this trap you call the World

It's driving me underground

Turning me upside down

Oh jealousy, jealousy