Son of a Gun
G.O.D. PT. III featuring Flame Killa Lyrics


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He laid face down
In the desert sand
Clutching a sixgun
In his hand
And me & Maria went to watch him die.
Suddenly the raised and said:
Help me now, or I shoot you dead!.
- I got an arrow in my back
And it aches as hell!!

So we jumped on down in the yellow sand
Started helping this gunfighting man
He was six feet tall`n`four feet wide
And the wagon tipped from side to side
Driving into the red, red sun
Poor mule he could hardly run
I turned my head to Maria
And she turned her head to mine:
And we knew...
What he was going to do
He was going to shoo-oo-oy
His whole way through
And his name was on the pistol
- And he was son of a gun!!

As we went driving into town
We saw these posters all around
There was a big reward upon his head
'Cause the Marshall wanted to see
him dead...
As we talked about this gunfighting man
We saw the steel in his hand:
Now folks I want to see you run!
To the rhythm of my gun!!
And we knew...

Well I was saved & I was glad
Thanks to my old stetson hat®
It went through the top
Only leaving a spot
It was fabricated by an Indian bud
Who did not now that he was hot
Hanging on the posters everywhere...

So I took one step back
And tipped my hat
And looked him in his eyes
Aom shit he was telling me the
Dirtiest lies
I had no time to get away
I was trapped in the USA
C`mon Maria, let`s get out of his war...

And we knew...





And we knew...
Dow! Flam bam! Pow! Bow!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Son Of A Gun" by G.O.D. Pt. 3 featuring Flame Killa tell a story of a man who is found lying face down in the desert sand, clutching a sixgun in his hand, and a couple named Maria and the singer go to watch him die. However, the man suddenly rises up and demands their help since he has an arrow in his back. Maria and the singer begin to help the man who happens to be a gunfighter and is on a mission. He was six feet tall and four feet wide, and his wagon tips from side to side as they drive towards the red sun. As they interact with him, they realize that he is determined to shoot his way through his mission, and they can't escape the situation without his help.


In the town where they end up, there are posters everywhere with a big reward on gunfighting man's head as the Marshall wants to see him dead. Despite the bounty before them, the couple decides to help the gunfighter. The gunfighter leads the couple to a showdown where he aims to eliminate all his enemies. The lyrics use words such as "Dow," "Flam bam," "Pow," and "Bow" to represent the sound of the gun, concluding the story picture vividly.


Line by Line Meaning

He laid face down
The man was lying on his stomach in the sand


In the desert sand
The location was a desert


Clutching a sixgun
He was holding a pistol in his hand


In his hand
The man was holding the sixgun


And me & Maria went to watch him die.
The singers observed the man lying in the desert


Suddenly the raised and said:
The man abruptly got up and spoke


Help me now, or I shoot you dead!.
He threatened the singers that he would shoot them if they didn't help him


I got an arrow in my back
He had an arrow wound in his back


And it aches as hell!!
The arrow wound was very painful


So we jumped on down in the yellow sand
The singers went down to help the man in the sand


Started helping this gunfighting man
The man was involved in gunfights


He was six feet tall`n`four feet wide
He was a large man


And the wagon tipped from side to side
The wagon was unsteady because of his weight


Driving into the red, red sun
They were heading towards the sun that was casting a red light


Poor mule he could hardly run
The mule drawing the wagon was struggling to run


I turned my head to Maria
The singer looked at Maria


And she turned her head to mine:
Maria also looked back


And we knew...
They had a shared knowing or understanding


What he was going to do
They had a premonition of what he would do


He was going to shoo-oo-oy
He was going to shoot anyone he saw


His whole way through
He would continue shooting everyone in his path


And his name was on the pistol
His name was engraved on the pistol he carried


And he was son of a gun!!
He was born to gunfighting parents


As we went driving into town
They continued the journey to town


We saw these posters all around
They saw posters with a reward for his capture


There was a big reward upon his head
The reward for his capture was significant


'Cause the Marshall wanted to see him dead...
The Marshall wanted to capture or kill him


As we talked about this gunfighting man
They discussed the man with gunfighting experience


We saw the steel in his hand:
They saw that he was holding a gun


Now folks I want to see you run!
He wanted people to run from him


To the rhythm of my gun!!
He would shoot as they ran


Well I was saved & I was glad
The singer felt relieved and grateful


Thanks to my old stetson hat®
The singer was wearing a hat that protected him


It went through the top
The bullet went through the top of the hat


Only leaving a spot
The bullet left a small hole on the hat


It was fabricated by an Indian bud
An Indian friend had made the hat


Who did not now that he was hot
The maker didn't know he was wanted


Hanging on the posters everywhere...
The posters with the reward for his capture were everywhere


So I took one step back
The singer took a step back


And tipped my hat
He tipped his hat to acknowledge the shooter


And looked him in his eyes
He made eye contact with the shooter


Aom shit he was telling me the
The shooter was talking and suddenly…


Dirtiest lies
He was lying to the singer


I had no time to get away
The singer couldn't escape


I was trapped in the USA
He was stuck in the United States of America


C`mon Maria, let`s get out of his war...
The singer and Maria had to leave because of the shooter


Dow! Flam bam! Pow! Bow!
Sounds associated with gunshots and gunfire




Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC , JANET JACKSON DBA BLACK ICE , Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CARLY SIMON, JAMES SAMUEL III HARRIS, JANET DAMITA JO JACKSON, TERRY LEWIS

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