Who shot him in the back - peacetime Who took him by surprise - tippy toes You cant bury that door 3 times Hide my eyes 4 times I'm gonna sink my teeth into KANSAS (x8) I reach a higher plain When I speak so slow and hardly breath They're gonna run out of shapes When they fetch my family I I must confess I'm gonna see that man again I'm gonna turn back the clock and set the foot in KANSAS I'm gonna KANSAS (x8) I'm gonna shoot him by the clock - peace (time) I'm gonna shoot him in the legs - peace (time) You're gonna bury that door - meantime You're gonna pick him off the floor 3 times I I I'm a man and I I I'm alive I I must confess I'm gonna carry that man I'm gonna shake him by the hand I'm gonna sleep in foreign lands I'm gonna turn back the clock I'm gonna KANSAS in the spring You know I'm gonna KANSAS (x8)