He’ll Know What To Do

He was a father at sixteen, like his dad was before.
But his momma juss tell him he so much more.
To protect them he got a gun made of steel that was blue
And when the time came to use it, he knew….he knows what to do.

Used to dream of that uniform, like his dad did before.
Use the badge to save people, keep ‘em safe and secure.
With a gun on his belt, his confidence grew.
And when the time came to use it, he knew, he knows what to do.

And then panic, it spreads in an instant.
Ain’t no time left to think nothin’ through.
Is it your partner, a neighbor or a burglar?
There’s just no time to know what you do.

Little babe sits with daddy. There’s a knock on the door.
And the chil’ she starts crying, daddy rolls ‘cross the floor.
And he grabs for that pistol and the bullets, they flew
Now the baby is bleeding out, and no one, and no one, and no one knows what to do.