Bruce Springsteen – Americat Skin (41 Shots) lyrics

Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots

Forty one shots, and we'll take that ride
Across this bloody river to the other side
Forty one shots, they cut through the night
You're kneeling over his body in the vestibule
Praying for his life

Is it a gun?
Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet?
This is your life
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
Ain't no secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in your American skin

Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots

Forty one shots, lena gets her son ready for school
She says now on these streets charles
You got to understand the rules
Promise me if an officer stops you'll always be polite
Never ever run away and promise mama you'll keep your hands in sight

'Cause is it a gun?
Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet?
This is your life
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in your American skin

Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots

Is it a gun?
Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet?
This is your life
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)

Forty one shots and we'll take that ride
Across this bloody river to the other side
Forty one shots my boots caked in mud
We're baptized in these waters and in each other's blood

Is it a gun?
Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet?
This is your life
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
You can get killed just for living in
Your American skin

Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots
Forty one shots

Written by Bruce Springsteen • Copyright © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing