It's Shot (Retold) Lyrics

Lemme tell you a story

About a man screwed up in his own territory

Has a crippling depression

Should book a therapy session

He has two kids and a wife

It's a gift to have them in his life

Trying to find the price

Of life and what to offer

It's getting to the point where he can't take no more

His wife says why are your tears on the floor

And he says I don't wanna do it anymore

So life moves on

That's the purpose of this song

This is a true story

Everyone put your hands up

Sing the chorus

You can cure the stab wound

But you can't cure the long term wound

Once the gun is shot it's shot it's shot

And you're not coming back no your not not

You can cure the stab wound

But you can't cure the long term wound

Once the gun is shot it's shot it's shot

And you're not coming back no your not not

He goes to his parent's house

Gets his daddy's gun

What are you doing son stealing my gun

Stealing daddy's gun

Stealing daddy's gun

It really ain't no fun stealing your daddy's gun

He goes out in the backyard and pops it

The wife comes running out saying I thought I locked it

I'm needing you

These children they need some feeding from you too

I'll put my finger in your head maybe It'll stop the bleeding

I'm needing you

I'm needing you

The ambulance roles up to the scene

Not trying to be mean but we're pronouncing him dead on the scene

She says that can't be true how could he do this

We have to take him away give him one last kiss

Think of all the people he left behind his dad Chris

She's really gonna miss

There has to be a way to bring him back

We could put him on life support

All he'd be is a vegetable and that's a fact

Hope you learn something from this lesson

I'm still getting blessings

You can cure the stab wound

But you can't cure the long term wound

Once the gun is shot it's shot it's shot

And you're not coming back no your not not

You can cure the stab wound

But you can't cure the long term wound

Once the gun is shot it's shot it's shot

And you're not coming back no your not not

There is one more part to this story

Four year old John in his room how boring

He looks out his window

Sees it and hides his face in a pillow

a couple weeks later they see a therapist

I say this as I'm a studying lyricist

They check out to make sure everything's okay

They say John definitely saw something that day

John was outgoing but now he's really quiet

Not eating much on a strict diet

Starts again wetting the bed

He can't get the image out of his head

The dad screwed this family's life up

The wife has to hang the knife up

He didn't really realize how many people he hurt

The wife permanently takes off work

Don't ever take your life for granted

Manage it

Don't damage it

You choose how you handle it

Thank you for your condolences I'm flattered

Once it's done it doesn't matter

What a disaster

You can cure the stab wound

But you can't cure the long term wound

Once the gun is shot it's shot it's shot

And you're not coming back no your not not

You can cure the stab wound

But you can't cure the long term wound

Once the gun is shot it's shot it's shot

And you're not coming back no your not not

You can cure the stab wound

But you can't cure the long term wound

Once the gun is shot it's shot it's shot

And you're not coming back no your not not

You can cure the stab wound

But you can't cure the long term wound

Once the gun is shot it's shot it's shot

And you're not coming back no your not not

You can cure the stab wound

But you can't cure the long term wound

Once the gun is shot it's shot it's shot

And you're not coming back no your not not

We gather here today to mourn the loss of Alex McDowell

Beloved by all

We also gather today to celebrate a birth

A life of something new

Lil Lex McDowell