This Gun Will Misfire - The Who

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 willing one

That feels the need to breed

When they play, they fly away

Before they join the choir

But please don’t try it, for an easy out

That gun will misfire

Remember me when I am gone

I am the fool who got the ending wrong

One thing I said we’re depending on

That gun will misfire

You must have somethin' better to do

Than learn to shoot that gun

You could’a read some history

Seen how the West was really won