Margaret Durante Whiskey & A Gun lyrics

He smelled like gin with a hint of her
Up till then I wasn't sure
But he swaggered by and said
The boys said to tell you, hey

And I was kicked back in his easy chair
Holding a fifth, tapping the bell
Of a fresh clean, still blue polished up '38

And I was kind of hoping
He in at least look scared
But all he said was, "Okay, she was good"
And you don't dare

Looking back now
I probably should've let him run
The paybacks are hell where I come from

Any fool should know
You don't look a woman in the eye and smile
She knows what you've done
And she's holding whiskey and a gun

The suns shine's grey in the prison yard
Life to go was going hard
When the warden started getting sweet on me
He drugged me up to room one night
Poured me some 'skey, gave me a light
And I smoked slow and waited till he was done

And I thought that was that
Till he got rough and I fought back
And when I grabbed his pistol he laughed and said
"Girl, you ain't got the guts"


Looking back now
I probably should've let him run
The paybacks are hell where I come from

Any fool should know
You don't look the woman in the eye and smile
She knows what you've done
And she's holding a whiskey and a gun
Whiskey and a gun

They're strapping me down
And I'm scared to die
And I ain't the kind of girl to cry
But I find myself begging God for mercy

My hands are cold as I start to slip
Sodium Thiopental drips
The room goes black
And I wonder if He heard me

Looking back now
I probably should've let him run
I bet paybacks are hell there where I'm going

And any fool should know
You don't look a woman in the eye and smile
She knows what you've done
And she's holding whiskey and a gun
Whiskey and a gun
Whiskey and a gun
Whiskey and a gun