We Both Reached For The Gun

Mr Billy Flynn and the press conference rag Notice how his mouth never moves Almost Where'd you come from? Mississippi And your parents? Very wealthy Where are they now? Six feet under But she was granted one more start The convent of The Sacred Heart! When'd you get here? 1920 How old were you? Don't remember Then what happened? I met Amos And he stole my heart away Convinced me to elope one day Oh, you poor dear, I can't believe what you've been through A convent girl, a runaway marriage Now tell us Roxie Who's Fred Casely? My ex-boyfriend Why'd you shoot him? I was leavin' Was he angry? Like a madman Still I said, Fred, move along She knew that she was doin' wrong Then describe it He came toward me With a pistol? From my bureau Did you fight him? Like a tiger He had strength and she had none And yet we both reached for the gun Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes we both Oh yes we both Oh yes, we both reached for The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun Oh yes, we both reached for the gun For the gun Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both Oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both reached for The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun Oh yes, they both reached for the gun For the gun Understandable, understandable Yes, it's perfectly understandable Comprehensible, Comprehensible Not a bit reprehensible It's so defensible! How're you feeling? Very frightened Are you sorry? Are you kidding? What's your statement? All I'd say is Though my choo-choo jumped the track I'd give my life to bring him back And? Stay away from What? Jazz and liquor And? And the men who What? Play for fun And what? That's the thought that Yeah Came upon me When? When we both reached for the gun! Understandable, understandable Yes, it's perfectly understandable Comprehensible, comprehensible Not a bit reprehensible It's so defensible! Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both reached for Let me hear it! The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun Oh yes, they both reached for the gun For the gun A little louder! Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both reached for (Oh yeah) The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun Oh yes, they both reached for the gun For the gun (Now you've got it!) Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both reached for The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun Oh yes, they both reached for the gun For the gun Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both, oh yes, they both reached for The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun Both reached for the Gun (The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun) (The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun) (The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun) (The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun) (Both reached for the gun!)