I Bought A Gun

This whole time I was Faithful And He was ungrateful He had beer on his breath Rosy perfume on his chest I knew then That it had to end I found a way To get away He was a cheat So he bruised me He kicked out my teeth I had enough I remember his blood gushing down When I shot him down, down I heard the sound of lead Crushing his head What kind of man would abuse his wife I had to end his life He was a cheat And he hurt me He kicked out my teeth I had enough I remember the gunpowder smell When out came my shotgun shells The only thing kicking me now Is my 12 gauge He was a cheat And he hurt me He kicked out my teeth I had enough I remember the light of his eyes Leave his body when I got revenge I called the hospital Days after the deed was done. He said, honey, I'm doing okay Red filled my eyes when I screamed That's not what I thought you'd say It was me who pulled the trigger It was me who wanted you gone Why won't you die I remember I remember I remember I remember I fled down to the Mexican border After admitting to the crime I left a rich man, and Left myself without a dime There's more to life than A man Who didn't know what he had I was a woman with power in her hands