You must have somethin' better to do Than learn to shoot that gun You could read some history See how the West was really won Kings may come, queens may go Be wary of desire For when you think you need it most That gun will misfire There's a message in Afghanistan Opium wins the toss Charlie Wilson, the communists They had to take a loss Kings may live, lose their thrones The junkie's on the wire You can arm yourself, with nukes and drones That gun will misfire Remember me when I am gone I am the fool who got it wrong One thing I said you can rely on That gun will misfire You'll hear that fatal click You'll wish you chose a knife A little toil, a little oil Might have changed your life There is a plague not far from here Who likes to spread his seed You may be the winnin' one Who feels the need to breed Men they play, then fly away Before they join the choir But please don't tell me to, for an easy out That gun will misfire Remember me when I am gone I am the fool who got the ending wrong The thing I said we depended on That gun will misfire You must have something better to do Than learn to shoot that gun You coulda read some history Seen how the West was really won