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( Gun runner trader song lyrics: Kalashnikov,
Viktor Bout - Merchant of Death, master of war )
HEY, IT'S NOT ME
Copyright © 2006 - mickterry.com

1: Mikhail Kalashnikov is one of my heroes
for bringing mass destruction down to a smaller scale,
where killing can be enjoyed by armies of younger boys
and people like me can make a hefty sale.

2: Instruments of death can be a grand occupation.
There always will be someone wanting to take control.
There always will be unrest & something else to possess.
& people will buy a gun to sell their soul.

CHORUS:
Hey, it's not me that does the killing.
Hey, it's not me that starts the hate.
There's a need that I'm fulfilling .
Is it so wrong that I get paid?
Hey, don't blame me.

3: Benefits abound for me. I love my vocation.
I travel to far places, meeting important men.
I'm selling guns on account & selling them by the pound.
I'm selling to rebels & their governments.
CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
They call me a master of war,
a merchant of menace & other nasty things.
But, if you look around, there's no one that's unblemished
& I see more than one bloodstain on you.

4: Anytime there's social strife, it's good for my business.
When hearing of rebellion, probably I've been there.
But in the event I'm not, I'll be on the next plane out.
If profits are to be made, I'm anywhere.
CHORUS:

CODA:
Hey, we're talking weapons of mass production here.
Hey, we're talking big business.

Copyright © 2006  MICK TERRY  Silent Tree Music  All rights reserved
[ Reprinted here by permission of the composer-lyricist ]   BMI
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Inspired by the film Lord of War starring Nicholas Cage,
which was inspired by Viktor Bout
who inspired Merchant of Death  book by
Douglas Farah (Washington Post) & Stephen Braun (LA Times)
http://www.merchantofdeathbook.com/
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/07/hbc-90000638
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Bout
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A291162

To other gun song lyrics:   BODY COUNT
To other war song lyrics:   FACE TO FACE
CAN WE TALK?
CHILDREN OF WAR
BEHIND THE LINES
THE NUKE'S A HAZARD
BIN LADEN, BIN LADEN
NIGHT OF DYING MOON
ONCE THE DARK WINGS
SADDAMI, SADDAMI, BALONEY
I WANT HIM BACK FROM IRAQ
I'M LOOKING FOR YOUNG MEN
WHY ARE THEY SHOOTING AT ME?
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