Say Judas came up to D.C.
He'd been down in Georgia for a while
He drove a 944

He bought with the soul
Of a blonde-headed kid
With a left-handed guitar

Now he's lookin' for me
Citizen C-O-P-E
Sign the dotted line please

For the fake 50's
Now Judas answer me
"Since I was the age to speak

Haven't you been listening?"
Salvation


[chorus:]
Salvation
Salvation

Salvation
I'm calling
Salvation


Well he came to town
Found the woman that I love

And he $#&@ed her down
She told him where I live
Off of 9th in the alleyway

Where they say
They got the !@%!e and the dope
Until you end up broken

"You should have let the smack get you" he said
"But now you've got to deal with me instead
I'm downstairs on the Motorola

You know I've got 3 golden bullets
And I'm shooting for your soul"
Salvation


[chorus]


Well I came down with my Martin blazin'
My voice
It was cutting him up

Now he's aiming
His first shot grazed my eye
I lost half of my sight

And my firstborn's life
The second shot grazed off my guitar moon
And it made my guitar kinda play out of tune

But I just kept playing
Like I had nothing to lose
He turned the third on himself

'Cause the !@$( knew
Salvation I'm calling
Salvation


[chorus]


Put the gun down
Put the gun down
Put the gun down

Put the gun down
[repeat]