The Gun

The Gun - Jim Reeves

This is the story of love

That came undone

This is the story of two

Men and a gun of two

Men and a gun

A man that I'd never

Met stole my wife and son

But that's been nearly

Three years now

And it's over with and done

At first I'd stare out into

Space while hate

Consumed my soul

Hate was the creed by

Which I lived and revenge

My only goal

But the road to happiness

Isn't paved with hate

I'm glad I learned how to

Forgive before it was too late

Now here's the way the

Other man paid for what he'd done

I heard it from the man's own

Lips who took my wife and son

I didn't really know this man

But I'd seen him round

He's a new guard at the

Factory where I work west of town

This fellow swung into step

With me and said I've got to talk

I listened spellbound at his

Words as we stood on the walk

You the guard said hoarsely

Are a kind man I surmise

As he stood there with his

Handkerchief wiping in his eyes

Three years ago I wronged

A man I stole his wife and son

I didn't realize then the

Terrible thing that I had done

This thing gets hold of me at

Night and I can't sleep or rest

Forgive me sir but telling it

Seems to get it off my chest

When my past looms up like

This it kinda helps me to unload

I'm one man sir who knows for

Sure that you reap just what you sow

I sure appreciate your listening

It helps me a lot

You know to have that man's

Forgiveness I'd give

Everything I've got

Well I feel much better

Now I I didn't get your name

More why that was my

Wife's name before we wed

It's odd your name's the same

You know I'd kill a man who'd

Do to me the thing that I've done

And when the truth got

Through to him he handed

Me his gun

As I gave the weapon back

I said what's done is done

All I ask is just be kind to

Jenny and my son