DON'T NEED A GUN

Words and music by Billy Idol, 1987





A human heart goes out tonight

Yes a red hot love on a red stop light



I see a scene so cold it echoes in blue

Oh those twisting tongues they are after you



Wop bop a lu bop Son you gotta move up

Flip flop fly

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

Of what a story dreams to buy

Don't need a knife to violate my life

It's all so insane



When the other man has none

You don't need a gun

Yes a Russian roulette no fun

I don't need a gun

I just need someone

I don't need a gun



Blood red lights a domination street yeah

Just need your love and I feel that heat yeah

You can drive me through

That red stop light

With a whiplash smile



Wop bop a lu bop Son you gotta move up

Flip flop fly

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

Of what a story dreams to buy

Don't need a knife to violate my life

It's all so insane



When the other man has none

You don't need a gun

Yes a Russian roulette no fun

I don't need a gun I just need someone

I won't need a gun Oh yeah



You will always be crying yeah

Oh you will always be dying

Oh you will always be dying



Elvis a fight the dying light

Johnny Ray he's always crying

Gene Vincent he cried who slapped John, John, John.



Yes and me, I'm movin', movin', movin', movin' on.

Yeah to be someone

I don't need a gun