It only took a bullet
To blast his life away;
A sudden crack, my father fell
And motionless he lay.
I watched the birds rise screaming
Too late their warning cried.
It only took a bullet
The day my father died.
It only took a moment,
My life changed at that sound;
I knew I would not grow into
A man to stand around
Who waited for a bullet
To bring about his end.
My hand would be upon the gun -
A bullet for my friend.