Middle of a Heart

Daddy's gonna buy me a brand-new gun
 Show me how to clean it in the yard
 Papaw says he can't wait to see me
 Fire with that steady arm
 A couple hours of waitin' and some heavy concentration
 Put a bullet through the middle of a heart
 Everybody's gonna be so glad to see
 The freezer full of fresh deer meat
 Mama's gonna be so proud of me
 When we get back to the farm
 Nights get longer
 Days get hard
 I learned to put a bullet through the middle of a heart
 I learned to put a bullet through the middlе of a heart
 Carlene askеd if she could marry me
 Drivin' round in Daddy's car
 I gave her my graduation ring
 Down by the lumber yard
 I felt the violent hit of her passionate kiss
 Like a bullet through the middle of a heart
 Everybody's gonna be so glad to see
 Her down the aisle at our wedding
 Mama's gonna be so proud of me
 Spinnin' around a steel guitar
 Nights get longer
 The days stay hard
 It hits like a bullet through the middle of a heart
 It hits like a bullet through the middle of a heart
 Daddy paid his service 'til his time was due
 His buddy recruits these days
 Says I can make my country proud
 And get my education paid
 Face them fears, make it three years
 And, brother, you'll have it made
 Everybody's gonna be so glad to see
 Me wearin' that robe with my degree
 Mama's gonna be so proud of me
 God bless the USA
 Nights get longer
 Days stay hard
 I learned to put a bullet through the middle of a heart
 I learned to put a bullet through the middle of a heart
 I didn't have a grudge to bear
 To any of the people there
 But I came home haunted
 By the lives my duty cost
 I felt the barrel's tip against my ribs
 Put a bullet through the middle of a heart
 Everybody's gonna be so sad to see
 The flag disappear into the earth with me
 Mama, do you think you still believe
 I'm gonna see the face of God?
 Nights gets longer
 The light goes dark
 I've learned to put a bullet through the middle of a heart
 I've learned to put a bullet through the middle of a heart