Machine Gun Man

Tell me what a young man, mama, what's he got to live for
 Tossed in the shuffles of everyday war
 Searchin' for some trouble, Lord, which I'm sure he will find
 Spend your whole life fightin', son, meet your dyin' time
 It's a shame, it's a shame, Lord
 The trigger be his only friend
 It's a shame, oh yeah
 But it ain't never gonna end, no, that's right
 He's a pocketful of hate that don't give a damn
 What fate awaits the machine gun man?
 Well, he ain't got no future and he ain't got no plan
 What fate awaits the machine gun man?
 The machine gun man, yeah
 Can't see tomorrow, Lord, I don't see today
 Trail of confusion, Lord, done leadin' my way
 They say the only thing worth killin', Lord, be killin' time
 Only soul worth savin' now, mama, be a re-savin' mine
 It's a shame, it's a shame, Lord
 The trigger be his only friend
 It's a shame, oh yeah
 But it ain't never gonna end, that's right
 He's a pocketful of hate that don't give a damn
 What fate awaits the machine gun man?
 Well, he ain't got no future and he ain't got no plan
 What fate awaits the machine gun man?
 He keeps shootin', oh mama, like any old fool would do
 Lord, the life he be leadin' ain't the one he had to choose
 As he walks on out that door, mama breaks down to cry
 Oh, as she waves the machine gun man
 Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
 Yeah, he's a pocketful of hate, don't give a damn
 Oh, what fate awaits the machine gun man?
 Well, he ain't got no future, he ain't got no plan
 What fate awaits the machine gun man?
 The machine, yeah, gun man
 The machine gun man, yeah, oh yeah