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!)