Am C
They saddled me with bullets and they handed me a gun
F Am
and they said my boy you're going off to war
Am C
I said goodbye to my lover as I walked out the door
F Am
she said I'm too afraid I won't see you no more
Am C
I reassured her with a kiss and like my aim I did not miss
F Am
and I hold that memory with me to this day
Am C
I said I'm going across the sea to fight another one of me
F Am
and I know not of the reason or or what for
Chorus
F Am
So I jumped into the lion's mouth
F Am
just to see what life was really all about
F C
And if I'm returned to the flames and whatever still remains
F Am
oh yeah you will see what I was all about
Am C
For years went on by without a bullet in my side
F Am
and I thanked the Lord that I had survived
Am C
When I walked through that door I caught you naked on the floor
F Am
and a part of me that survived well it just died
Chorus
F Am
So I put you in the lion's mouth
F Am
so you could see what life was all about
F C
and now you're returned to the flames and whatever ever still remains
F Am
oh yeah now you'll see what I was all about
Am C
So I climbed up on the stairs above her body where she lay
F Am
and I tied that noose around my own neck
Am C
And I thank God for all my days and to forgive my wicked ways
F Am
and let him without sin cast the first stone
Break
Am C
And with that said I jumped into my souls eternal bed
F Am
and I let my legs swing beneath my head
Am C
So if you should ever question the reason or what for
F Am
oh then clearly boy you've never been to war
2xChorus
F Am
So I jumped into the Lion's Mouth