he says he has no father
\nyou know that\u2019s not the case
\nhis dad is not at home
\nand you can see it in his face<\/p>\n
his papa only comes around
\nto bleed the fam\u2019ly dry
\nthen leaves again for them to mend
\ntheir wounds \u2013 the tears they cry<\/p>\n
his daddy is a gunslinger
\nand violence is his calling
\nintimidation, confrontation,
\nbloodshed, guns, and brawling<\/p>\n
how many men in prison
\nhave young boys just like him?
\nwho want to love their fathers
\nbut the prospects seem so grim<\/p>\n
and all those men who roam the streets
\nthey ply a deadly trade
\nthose boys who need a father
\ngrow up weak but unafraid<\/p>\n
his daddy is a gunslinger
\nhe\u2019s doomed to do the same
\nor break the chain that\u2019s preordained
\ndon\u2019t become what dad became<\/p>\n
when he says he has no father
\nand you know that\u2019s not the case
\ndon\u2019t blame the boy for anger
\nor the anguish he must face<\/p>\n
his papa only comes around
\nto teach him how to cry
\nin a social class of broken glass
\nwhere kids do not ask why<\/p>\n
when daddy is a gunslinger
\nwhen momma\u2019s all alone
\ngive this young man what love you can
\ntry and treat him as your own<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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