Killer

I overheard 'em talkin' as they laid me out

Right there on the table at the factory

I couldn't wait to see what all the fuss was 'bout

My edition, it was limited, apparently

They took me out back, they said to test me

Didn't really care for whatever they fed me

All I know is, next thing, I felt empty

And couldn't hear a thing

I could'a been a railroad spike

I could'a been a little kid's bike

I could'a been somethin' real nice

With my white pearls and silver

But they gave me a trigger

And made me a killer

They stuck me on a shelf at some mom and pop's

In between some medals from World War II

Wasn't twenty-four hours 'fore I got bought

And ended up in some safe in some livin' room

I was sleepin' when my handle felt that hand

I freaked out when I looked up and saw that kid

He pulled me out and tried to show me to his friend

Oh, I wasn't made to miss, thank God he did

I could'a been a railroad spike

I could'a been a little kid's bike

I could'a been somethin' real nice

With my white pearls and silver

But they gave me a trigger

And made me a killer

Oh, I hated myself and the stories I'd heard

From a .30-06, swore I must'a been cursed

Till the devil broke in with a knife one night

And I knew right then it was my time

I could'a been a railroad spike

I could'a been a little kid's bike

I could'a been something real nice

With my white pearls and silver

But they gave me a trigger

And made me a killer

Oh, they gave me a trigger

And made me a killer