Good With a Gun
Defying Darkness: Luke Hendrickson's Tale of Courage
Lyrics
I'll never forget that day i ran for the shed
I have a vivid memory of the day when I ran towards the shed.
There i hid, but i just had to see
In the shed, I hid, driven by the need to witness what was happening.
If sweet Sarah had made it, if she'd ran for the field
I wanted to know if sweet Sarah had survived, whether she ran to the field or vanished into the trees.
Or disappeared into the trees
Contemplating the different possibilities of Sarah's fate.
I was only 11, but i'd heard and seen things
Despite being only 11, I had experienced and witnessed things beyond my age's comprehension.
That a boy of that age can't explain
Unable to explain some of the traumatic experiences of that age.
Eyes glued to the crack in the doorway
My eyes were fixed on the crack in the doorway.
I watched that devil beat my poor dog with a chain
I witnessed a cruel act where someone (devil) beat my dog with a chain.
Well i couldn't stand to lose her, I'd rather have died
I couldn't bear the thought of losing her (possibly Sarah); I would have preferred death.
When i think of that day, sometimes i still cry
Reflecting on that day brings tears to my eyes.
If i'd been older or bigger, or good with a gun
If I were older, bigger, or skilled with a gun.
I'd have promised you, Sarah, he'd never hurt anyone
I would have promised Sarah that the tormentor would never harm anyone.
Living always knowing that at night i would dread
Living with the constant fear of the nightly cries heard through the vent near my bed.
The cries in the darkness, through the vent by my bed
Expressing the emotional burden of those cries.
My little sister is sleeping, and i hope she don't wake
My little sister sleeps, and I hope she doesn't wake up.
Hearing mama crying is more than a little girl can take
Hearing my mother cry is too much for a young girl to bear.
We walked through the ditches, through the creek, in the rain
We traversed difficult terrain - ditches, creek, rain.
Slashed tires assured an uneasy escape
Ensuring a challenging escape with slashed tires.
He revved up his engine as he yelled out our names
The tormentor (bastard) revved his engine, calling out our names.
But i'd be damned if i was gonna let that bastard hurt my family again
Determined not to let the tormentor harm my family again.
Well i couldn't stand to lose her, i'd rather have died
Similar to line 10, the fear of losing someone dear.
When i think of that day, sometimes i still cry
Recalling the emotional impact of that day with lingering tears.
If i'd been older or bigger, or good with a gun
If I possessed greater age, size, or proficiency with a gun.
I'd have promised you, mama, he'd never hurt anyone
I would have assured my mother that the tormentor would never harm anyone.
Well i couldn't stand to lose her, i'd rather have died
Reiteration of the fear of losing someone dear.
When i think of those days, sometimes i still cry
Reflecting on those days still brings tears.
If i'd been older or bigger, or good with a gun
If I had the qualities mentioned before, I would have protected my family.
I'd have promised you, mama, he'd never hurt anyone
Reassuring my mother that, with those qualities, the tormentor would never harm anyone.
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