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Bang! Bang! Bang!

Peter Mayer/Roger Guth/Jim Mayer

Wedding night, one a.m.
The bride and the preacher are sipping on gin
Nobody showed at the show she had planned for a lifetime
She’s out of luck, out of time
Ready to live and ready to die
Nowhere to go but heaven or earth
The little voice in her ear
Say’s we’re getting out of here

Chorus
Bang, bang, bang, I’m breaking away
Forget about tomorrow, I’m living today
Bang, bang, bang, the sky is screaming
Wake up baby you’ve been dreaming

He needed a woman, she needed a man
They needed to break into the promised land
The moon was shining a path to heaven’s gate
They made love, they made truth, they made day break
The air was sweeter than a wedding cake
Married in the church that has no name

(she says) I do believe that you and I
Will never be the same again

Chorus

One last chance for you to decide
Are you dying to live or living to die
Say what you mean and mean what you say
‘Cause that life of yours is gonna slip away

Driving fast in the middle of the night
They could see that sign shining big and bright
“You’re welcome to leave this lonely highway”
Nobody knows just what it means
But everybody understands
When you say

Chorus