"Shoot First"

Written By:  Chuck Garvey

Lyrics Transcribed By:   Jon McLennand, ~mindy reznik., Brenda Rogers, Mike Sandberg

Earliest known performance: April 21, 2002
Official recording(s) (if any): Wormwood

I am sweetness and light
I've got love supreme
But I've got friends in very low places

I will shoot out your lights
And bury your dreams
If you drop dime I'll bring the hammer down

Chorus:
    I burn up the coal for the end of the line
    I smash the glass before I drink up the wine
    I always shoot first and then ask for names
    I do as i like if its all just the same to you

There are two reason to worry
Two reasons to fret
Four more off in the corner
Making snide comments and placing bets

The blood begins to boil
In a rising tide of red
A lethal dose
That will split you with the bends

Chorus:
    I burn up the coal for the end of the line
    I smash the glass before I drink up the wine
    I always shoot first and then ask for names
    I do what i like if its all just the same to you

(Repeat 3 times)