You show the signs of life But it's sorrow That you find comfort in And you're in your prime of life But tomorrow You'll just go deeper in Your father's ghost looks over you And tells you just what not to do And I know where you're going When the day is done Firing up the sunset gun Firing up the sunset gun Firing up the sunset gun Everything fades from view And for a while You can be safe from it But it catches up with you And your denial Won't get you out of it The words inside you can't come out You analyze what it's about And I know when to find you When the night's begun Firing up the sunset gun You'll be firing up the sunset gun Firing up the sunset gun You lie in your bed You can't remain, can't run Empty bottles instead Until the war can be won Your father's ghost looks over you And tells you just what not to do And I know where you're going When the day is done Firing up the sunset gun You'll be firing up the sunset gun Firing up the sunset gun Firing up the sunset gun Firing up the sunset gun Firing up Firing up the sunset gun