Break it to them gently when you tell my Mom and Dad
When you see my baby sister be as kind as you can
And break it to my Grandma, who said 'That boys wild and bad'
Break it to them gently when you tell them that I wont be coming home again
Cause Im running with a gun and it isnt any fun as a fugitive
Fightin for my life and I dont know if Ill make it alone
Running with a gun and it isnt any fun as a fugitive
God I wanna go home
Lord I wish I was home
When you see my lady with the twinkle in her eyes
Tell it to her softly and hold her if she cries
Tell her that I love her and I will till the day I die
Break it to her gently when you tell her that I wont be coming home again
I got in too deep with strangers
Thinking they could help me find my way
But nobody warned me of the dangers
And its always the young and foolish that have to pay
So break it to them gently when you tell my Mom and Dad
Thank them for the good years and all the lovin that I had
And break it to my Grandma, who said 'the boy is wild and bad'
Break it to them gently when you tell em that I wont be comin home again
Cause Im running with a gun and it isnt any fun as a fugitive
Fightin for my life and I dont know if Ill make it alone
Running with a gun and it isnt any fun as a fugitive
God I wanna go home
Lord I wish I was home
You gotta break it to them gently
You gotta break it to them gently
You gotta really try and soothe them
You gotta really try and soothe them
You gotta roll it to my mother
You gotta roll it to my grandma
Roll the old lady
Roll it to my mother
And my sister and my brother
Roll the old lady
Roll it to my grandma
Because shes damn near 80
And Roll the old lady
Roll it to my mother
My sister and my brother
Break it to them gently when you tell them
break IT to them gently