Guns Drawn
Album: Bobby Bookout
By: Bobby Bookout
By: Bobby Bookout
Duration
3:20
Genres
Description
I spent 10 years in the Navy. This song is made up of compiled stories not directly related to the military but more just based on the crazy times we had with the circumstances we were in.
Lyrics
The year was 2G we were out to sea, Me and my boys in our blue and green We hadn’t seen land in a month it seemed, Our next port was Israeli Lines hit the pier, it was time to go, We were on deck in bout an hour or so Me and my boy Antone Loco, You never seen a duo like this before A bottle in hand and without a plan, We hit the town, did it up real grand Parted with a couple Russian lady friends, We were rushin cause we had to make a 6am Cab was long gone when we caught on, There were fences to hop, there were miles to run We were following cstline and racin the sun, When some local boys in camis interrupted our fun And I said “ooh ooh… they’ve got their guns drawn” The fella with the 50 chambered one, We said… “Whoa whoa Amer-i-can” Crew of the proud U.S.S. Trenton They said I.D… We gave ‘em some Then they gave us a ride to the pier we docked on The OOD shouted here they come, salute Permission to come aboard and our day was done Skip a few tales go forward in time, To Norfolk VA Waterside Drive Bouncer and his boys were lookin for a fight, juice got him courage and a bloody eye Cops broke it up and things seemed fine, Hangin’ waitin’ on shore patrol to arrive But Ton didn’t think it justified, me in cuffs and that joker free inside Told him you, jay, kev, take the car and go, I’ll be fine see you back at the boat Jay said ‘cmon’ he said ‘no! Officer… We gon talk about this some more Cop said ‘beat it or you’ll be next, But Ton didn’t deal to well with threats Slapped away the cops finger that was on his chest, then bolted when the cop said ur under arrest And I said “ooh ooh… they’ve got their guns drawn” But ooh ooh my boy could run All state track… and he was gone They radioed back up, brief description 20 minutes later came joggin along He’d been around down town and was back to square one Then a trap was sprung, he got clipped and stunned And therein lies the end of another day’s fun -Bridge- 9/11 came and when the planes hit, the judge’s gavel struck and our case was dismissed Went back to the boat and I’ll never forget, that day or all the others, my brothers, that old ship There were stapled heads and broken noses, thorough breds and tough guy poses A blown up car first thing in the mornin’, Pac at wet well ops, and now for the closin’ To the U.S.N. fleet, bees, my friends, thanks for the memories, I’ll love you to the end.
