The Winnipeg Gun
The Stephen Stanley Band
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I learned to ride a bike in Winnipeg
I'd tried a couple times back home and failed
On Leighton Avenue I caught the wind, riding on a borrowed Schwinn
Now our moms will have a hell of time getting us to come back in
Every summer on a DC9, I sat next to Barbie Benton one time
In the days when everything was all right
Before my fear of flying took flight, but I reigned it back in
When I joined a band and found myself in Winnipeg again
The gateway to the Prairies, that was our second home
The girl that my dad married, had not been away too long
In the summer after I turned 12, I learned a lot about myself
When Kenneth pulled up to the curb and introduced me to his friend
And then she climbed into the back seat, now I was sitting by his side
We drove fast through the quiet streets
The top down in the summer heat
And all I heard was my own breathing
Under the Manitoba sky, there sat a pearl handled Colt 45
He said, don't be afraid just pick it up
And I fumbled to avoid the trigger and the clip
But now the gun was in my hand
And to this day I've never held one again
I asked if it was loaded but he just drove on ahead
Why'd you need a gun in Winnipeg, the answer seemed a little vague
Though he made me swear that I'd forget this fast
Now here I go digging up the past
Why'd you need a gun, why'd you need a gun in Winnipeg