As the world is caving in   From the pressures of the day   And you feel that you can't win   But you know you'll have to stay      We have to toe the line   It's so hard to take the pace   You're a better man than I   In the perfect human race      So we live under the gun   We live under the gun      See the writing on the wall   In the city's caves of steel   Hear the echoes of the night   Will the anger ever heal?      So we live under the gun   We live under the gun      We live under the gun   We live      Your mind control, your gift of lies   You, brother, dear we're screaming   You said you cared, we needed you   You, mother, now you're leaving      So we live under the gun   We live under the gun      We live under the gun   We live under the gun