A cool September morning
Waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
$200 worth of summer yard
Mowin' that I just had to spend
I had my eye on two things
But I could only pick just one
A young man's first decision
Is it a guitar or a gun
I can still hear daddy's voice say
Now think about it son
One of these will last forever
And the other's just for fun
One can feed your family
And one will end you up in jail
And he seemed to know
Which one was which
But me I couldn't tell
I could learn to shoot like Jesse James
Out there on the run
Or play guitar and be a Rolling Stone
Well that just sounds like fun
A rock star or an outlaw
Well either way I've won
When I walk out this door
With a guitar or a gun
I've thought about it long and hard
As I held 'em in my hand
Standin' at the crossroads
Still deciding who I am
They're both just wood and metal
Six bullets or six strings
Whichever choice I make
I'll leave here feeling like a king
Will I learn to shoot like Jesse James
Out there on the run
Or play guitar and be a rolling stone
Well that just sounds like fun
A rock star or an outlaw
Well either way I've won
When I walk out this door
With a guitar or a gun
A cool September morning
Waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
$200 worth of summer yard mowin'
That I just had to spend
Should I learn to shoot like Jesse James
Out there on the run
Or play guitar and be a rolling stone
Well that just sounds like fun
A rock star or an outlaw
Well either way I've won
When I walk out this door
With a guitar or a gun
When I walk out this door
With a guitar or a gun
With a guitar or a gun
Oh or a gun Oh or a gun
