Love and a .45

Badge number 301 Sits in his car and stares at his gun He wipes the the blood from his shirt, The sweat from his brow He got out this time but he don't know how Well he'd go on home but nobody's there No one to hold no one to care There was a time he had someone But one day he came home, she was gone Love and a .45 Are all you need to get through the night One'll kill you one'll keep you alive Love and a .45 Parole number fourteen two Stands on the corner like she used to do She's been away awhile so she's a little afraid And the judge said he didn't want to see her again But she's got no money she's got no rent The money she had is already spent Cause a couple of weeks ago she learned her lesson Went and brought herself a little Smith and Wesson Love and a .45 Are all you need to get through the night One'll kill you one'll keep you alive Love and a .45 At 3:15 he got a call, somebody heard a scream behind a wall At a little motel down by the bay But before he got there, they got away Well she was all right just a little roughed up So he took her down to the coffee shop The report he filed said victim unknown Now she waits up nights for him to come home Love and a .45 Are all you need to get through the night One'll kill you one'll keep you alive Love and a .45 Love and a .45 Are all you need to get thru the night One'll kill you one'll keep you alive Love and a .45 --- Love And A .45 - Chris Knight