"Billy's Got a Gun'" is a song by Def Leppard and is the tenth track on their 1983 album Pyromania.
Track Listing[]
7": Mercury / 812 604-7 (US)[]
- "Rock of Ages"
- "Billy's Got a Gun"
Lyrics[]
"Billy's Got a Gun"
Def Leppard
Billy's got a gun, he's on the run
Confusion in his mind, the blind leads the blind
Yeah, Billy's got a gun, he's gonna shoot ya down
He's got evil in his eyes, got a reason to despise
There's danger in the air
(Can you feel it in the air?)
There's danger in the air
(Danger) such a strange emotion
(Can you feel it in the air?)
Oh, yeah
Oh, he was locked inside a room without a door
His innocence he suffered for
In a world of black and white, they were wrong and he was right
Just looking for a clue, it's a nightmare come true
He's going underground to track that danger down
Oh, Billy, and why you got that gun?
(Can you feel it in the air?)
There's danger in the air
(Danger) such a strange emotion
(Can you feel it in the air?)
Oh, yeah, Oh, Billy
Never give him an even break
Gettin' caught is the chance you take
It could be your last mistake
You could be so helpless
As a bird with a broken wing
Like a sheep in a lion's den
Gonna fall but you won't know when
It's gonna get you
You hear footsteps in the night, see shadows on the wall
And the ghostly sound of silence, as the mist begins to fall
Then a scream rang out like thunder, but the lightning was too late
As the rain came down on the crimson ground
It was the hand of fate
And a crowd of people gathered 'round, but Billy couldn't wait
(Can you feel it in the air?)
There's danger in the air
(Danger) such a strange emotion
(Can you feel it in the air?)
Oh, yeah, yeah Billy's got a gun
Ah, you better run
Never give him an even break, better run
Gettin' caught is the chance you take, you better run
It could be your last mistake
Yeah, Billy's got a gun
As a bird with a broken wing, oh Billy
Like a sheep in a lion's den, oh Billy
Gonna fall but you won't know when, yeah, the heat is out
He's gonna get you, yeah
Length[]
- Album version: 5:56
- Edit: 5:01
- 1987 live: 5:22
- 2009 live: 4:44
Personnel[]
- Joe Elliott – lead vocals
- Steve Clark – lead guitar
- Phil Collen – backing vocals
- Rick Savage – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Rick Allen – drums
| Pyromania |
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| Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop), Photograph, Stagefright, Too Late for Love, Die Hard the Hunter, Foolin', Rock of Ages, Comin' Under Fire, Action! Not Words, Billy's Got a Gun |