Dickinson, Bruce - Son Of A Gun Lyrics






Holy was the preacher.
Riding on his rig of steel in the rising sun.
This was no grim reaper.
But a man with a smile who took a pride in a job well done.
Ohh in a blood red sunrise.
He's preaching conversion as you lay down and die.

Just a god given holy roller.
In a god forsaken land.
He didn't choose this killing ground.
He didn't want this scrap of land.
You've got to scorch the earth, yeah.
and make the rivers run dry.
Untill we learn to hate like him.
Kill for killin'. Live to die.

[Chorus:]
Ride on you son of a gun. Ride on. Ride into the setting sun.

You've gotta be a hero, for one last time.
To prove through your destruction.
That killing is a great way of life.
There's a wooden cross somewhere.
Where they'll bury you down deep.
You lie to your people, You lie to yourself.
Your in love with death babe.
You've got no shame.

[Chorus]

The preacher laughed. The preacher cried.
He loaded bullets as he smiled.
Congregation sat and wondered.
Would they live or would they die.
Just an ordinary man, with his orders and his plans.
In the shadows of a cross.
Oh in a blood red sunrise.
Take me to jesus, with judas my guide.

[Chorus]

Ride on your bleeding heart.
Ride on you play no part.
Ride on you feel no pity.
Ride on you feel no pain.
Ride into history.





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  1. P.... H....

    Check out live in Reseda Califonia...he played all the songs off this and opened with a Sampson song !

  2. P.... A....

    Perfect...

  3. K.... L....

    Uma das melhores de Heavy Metal de todos os tempos..Um hino do puro ouro do Metal

  4. V.... A....

    What an album. Remember i heard every day. Sad, happy and drunk of course. I was 17...yeahhh

  5. M.... R....

    Killer song.

  6. r.... ....

    Written and recorded 3 years before the Waco massacre!!!

  7. L.... K....

    Great album love it forgot how good it is

  8. V.... D....

    Great song Great ALBUM Bruce ❤️🔥🤘🇬🇧

  9. J.... B....

    Gotta say there's no way for me to listen to this without choking up tears just a little
    Thanks for years of inspiration.

  10. m.... g....

    Amazing song...

  11. J.... C....

    never get tired of this album

  12. T.... F....

    Simply the best!!!!

  13. r.... s....

    'WEAR IT OUT?"

  14. J.... S....

    If I wasn't mistaking when I had this CD back in the early 1990s this had a different version of "Bring Your Daughter...Too The Slaughter". In the UK anyways. Cheers!

  15. r.... s....

    "Sick and tire of Aldous Huxley eating my home work?"

  16. j.... z....

    Holy was the preacher.
    Riding on his rig of steel in the rising sun.
    This was no grim reaper.
    But a man with a smile who took a pride in a job well done.
    Ohh in a blood red sunrise.
    He's preaching conversion as you lay down and die.
    Just a god given holy roller.
    In a god forsaken land.
    He didn't choose this killing ground.
    He didn't want this scrap of land.
    You've got to scorch the earth, yeah.
    and make the rivers run dry.
    until we learn to hate like him.
    Kill for killin'. Live to die.
    [Chorus]
    Ride on you son of a gun. Ride on. Ride into the setting sun.
    You've gotta be a hero, for one last time.
    To prove through your destruction.
    That killing is a great way of life.
    There's a wooden cross somewhere.
    Where they'll bury you down deep.
    You lie to your people, You lie to yourself.
    Your in love with death babe.
    You've got no shame.
    [Chorus]
    The preacher laughed. The preacher cried.
    He loaded bullets as he smiled.
    Congregation sat and wondered.
    Would they live or would they die.
    Just an ordinary man, with his orders and his plans.
    In the shadows of a cross.
    Oh in a blood red sunrise.
    Take me to Jesus, with Judas my guide.
    [Chorus]
    Ride on your bleeding heart.
    Ride on you play no part.
    Ride on you feel no pity.
    Ride on you feel no pain.
    Ride into history.

  17. r.... s....

    LOVE IT GOTTCHA&

  18. S.... C....

    💜💜💜💜💜🌜💜

  19. F.... R....

    Joliment bon!

  20. K.... M....

    Up the irons! And a tip of my hat to an an inspirational iconic! Long live Bruce 🤙🏼

  21. C.... P....

    Gran albun dikinson hard rock janick gers fender estratocastes custon jimi gendrix

  22. m.... m....

    2018 big hi from northern Ireland 💪🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

  23. m.... m....

    2018 Bruce is a God 🤘🤘🤘

  24. C.... A....

    🙌💏👅💀rock love

  25. N.... ....

    Intro reminds me Iron Maiden - The Aftermath.

    N.... ....

    - Son of a gun ( Álbum Tatooed Millionaire 1990)
    - The aftermath ( Álbum The X Factor.1995)...

  26. A.... M....

    What a song ....simply amazing

  27. m.... l....

    IT IS TO BE YOURSELF LIVE LIFE.. EXCEED....BRUCE IS THE LEGEND HE IS THE TRUE ROLE MODEL....UP THE IRONS! FOREVER!

    m.... l....

    SONG IS SO DEEP....LOVE IT...GREAT ALBUM ALL IN ALL... ONE OF HIS BEST EVER..

  28. F.... C....

    Great Song of Janick Gers, haters!

    F.... C....

    Janick played guitar on the entire album

  29. r.... s....

    Just imagine NERO hired five fools and watche while ROME burned

    r.... s....

    Your comment adds a whole context unconnected in relation my opinion of this song so thanks. Selfrightous fools can wreck havoc wholeheartedly convinced of their own high calling. Still this is still a bit of a call to arms for me.
    That is to say ,when a holy man speaks tiss natural to feel introspective .

  30. r.... s....

    Copied this just sos i could wear out the second copy

  31. A.... A....

    Listening in 04/22/2018🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

    A.... A....

    Andre Antarctic this album still stands up against any other metal album out today

  32. R.... r....

    llevame a jesus con judas mi guia

  33. C.... A....

    CARLOS ALEXANDRE BROWN

  34. C.... A....

    is beautiful

  35. �.... �....

    Wasting love 2

    �.... �....

    Give thanks to Mr. Janick Gers...

  36. M.... C....

    Creo que está mal traducido son of a gun es hijo de puta

  37. r.... ....

    Love the grit in his voice on this one!!

  38. G.... R....

    Probably this is the best album of Bruce :)

    G.... R....

    Greg Raul. Yes, that is 100% throu.

  39. T.... A....

    Great move on Bruce's side, to go solo. Because of this decision we all got to hear his voice at its prime more often than not, pushed to its limits, and also with a twist at times. A very memorable album indeed!!

  40. t.... ....

    sigh, this is not lickin'the gun?, this 1,s too slow, can,t hardly breath

  41. p.... s....

    born in 58 is about Bruce's and my hometown of Worksop

  42. M.... B....

    A lot of memories...

  43. B.... B....

    love this album which is give me an idea to be my self in playing music..or singing..thanks bruce..

  44. M.... C....

    Probably best solo album of Bruce. In mine opinion of course :)  

    M.... C....

    +Mad Cady true

    M.... C....

    Always Rocking out to Bruce D.

    M.... C....

    and accident of birth , chemical weeding and tyranny of souls ?

    M.... C....

    It's mine too...