Toy Soldier

Young man You got a gun, do ya? Know how to run, do ya? Love to fuck, do ya? Well, I'm sure you feel real tough With your women and your guns Just point and shoot Don't ask questions Don't refuse That little boy became a soldier long before he was a man Taught that love was just possession Every wish his wife's command And "no" is not an answer It just means, "try again" That the world is for the taking And it all belonged to him Shoot first Don't ask a question Push hard Don't ever bend Take it all Don't wait for giving And don't you cry Be a man Don't cry Don't feel Stand tall Don't kneel But a gun in your hand will not make you a man Be strong Be brave Don't think Take aim But their screams and their cries Will eat you alive You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man They're gonna eat you alive You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man No, no, no Young man You feeling big, are ya? Think you're a king, are ya? You're still a kid, darling Well, I'm sure you feel real brave With that mask over your face Take it off Lets see who's still eager to talk That little boy became his father Learned to lie and to save face Called it duty Called it honor Let the blood wash away shame And just like all his brothers He found someone to blame Someone different Someone other And raised his sons to do the same Shoot first Don't ask a question Push hard Don't ever bend Take it all Don't wait for giving And don't you cry Be a man Don't cry Don't feel Stand tall Don't kneel But a gun in your hand will not make you a man Be strong Be brave Don't think Take aim But their screams and their cries Will eat you alive You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man No, No You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man They silence your sorrow And harden your skin Tell you feeling is weakness Boy, pick up your chin And it's killing you slowly The battle within Pulling the trigger won't make you a man You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man Won't make you a man You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man You ain't a man No It won't make you a man