Lyrics

I heard your mama wailin'
I heard your mama wailin'
I heard the whole world wailin', wailin'
the day they shot you down
the day they shot you down

You had that thang on you - Colt 45
but that thang ain't do what it had to do
to keep you alive

Your thang went click - uncle thang went boom
now you got your mama wailin'
in the emergency room

You came in hot, boy - but you went out cold
now you got your mama wailin',
Lord save his soul

I seen you laid out on a cold stone slab
it was the darkest day, now
that we ever did have

I heard your mama wailin'
I heard your mama wailin'
I heard the whole world wailin', wailin'
the day they shot you down
the day they shot you down