Uncle Sam taught him to shoot 
Maybe a little too well
Finger on the trigger, loaded bullet
He hit the stage so full of rage 
And let the whole world know it
Six feet away, they heard him say 
“Oh God, don’t let him pull it”

Please God, don’t let him pull it
How could you put us through it?
His brother watched you do it

How could you take his life away?
How could you be so full of hate?
And when I heard you let him die
And made the world all wonder why
I sat at home and on my own, 
I cried alone

And scratched your name 
On the side of a bullet

And in the wake of his mistake 
So many lives are broken
Gone forever from a loaded bullet
And no excuse that you could use 
Could pull somebody through it
And to this day so many say 
“God why’d you let him do it?”

How could you let him do it?
How could you put us through it?
His brother watched him do it

How could you take his life away? (What made you think you had the right?)
How could you be so full of hate? (To take away somebody's life)
And when I heard you let him die
And made the world 
all wonder why
I sat at home and cried alone 
and on my own
I scratched your name 
On the side of a bullet

On the side of a bullet
On the side of a bullet