Hired Gun

Again the night comes

And I've got a job to do

Doesn't matter who

Doesn't matter why

I get paid 

And someone dies

An envelope under my door

With a picture and address

A money order for ten grand

And I do the rest

Just a hired gun

Don't take it the wrong way

Just a hired gun

You can't get away

I don't ask questions

It's not my business

If they've come to me

then it's time for your soul to rest

Just a hired gun

Don't take it the wrong way

Just a hired gun

No point in trying to get away

I didn't choose this way

Wasn't what I dreamed about as a boy

Wanted to be movie star or astronaut

Instead I'm the guy who makes you pay

And I know how this all ends

Won't see it coming

Won't feel a thing

Someone else will pull the string

Just a hired gun

That's what got me

Just a hired gun

I can't take it personally