"Killer" lyrics

I overheard 'em talkin' as they laid me out
Right there on the table at the factory
I couldn't wait to see what all the fuss was 'bout
My edition, it was limited, apparently
They took me out back, they said to test me
Didn't really care for whatever they fed me
All I know is, next thing, I felt empty
And couldn't hear a thing

I could'a been a railroad spike
I could'a been a little kid's bike
I could'a been somethin' real nice
With my white pearls and silver
But they gave me a trigger
And made me a killer

They stuck me on a shelf at some mom and pop's
In between some medals from World War II
Wasn't twenty-four hours 'fore I got bought
And ended up in some safe in some livin' room
I was sleepin' when my handle felt that hand
I freaked out when I looked up and saw that kid
He pulled me out and tried to show me to his friend
Oh, I wasn't made to miss, thank God he did

I could'a been a railroad spike
I could'a been a little kid's bike
I could'a been somethin' real nice
With my white pearls and silver
But they gave me a trigger
And made me a killer

Oh, I hated myself and the stories I'd heard
From a .30-06, swore I must'a been cursed
Till the devil broke in with a knife one night
And I knew right then it was my time

I could'a been a railroad spike
I could'a been a little kid's bike
I could'a been something real nice
With my white pearls and silver
But they gave me a trigger
And made me a killer

Oh, they gave me a trigger
And made me a killer