Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was the one you called at midnight
Pulled you out of every bad bar fight
Gave you my couch, my truck, my last dime
Swore you were my brother for life
[Pre-Chorus]
Funny how truth hits slow then all at once
Every old story sounds different now
[Chorus]
Sometimes the one you’d take a bullet for
Is the one holding the gun
Smiling in the pictures on your porch
Loading it behind your back the whole time, son
I was bleeding out and you just watched me run
’Cause sometimes the one you’d take a bullet for
Is the one holding the gun
[Verse 2]
You knew the secrets that my mama didn’t
Heard me swear I’d always say “we did it”
Then you took her hand and said you’d never
Guess forever don’t mean forever
[Pre-Chorus]
All of those nights I swore you were my blood
You were just wading, waiting for the flood
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
You’re at my table in that framed old photo
Beer in your hand, my arm on your shoulder
Now when I pass it, I just turn it down
’Cause that ain’t my friend, that’s a stranger now
[Chorus]
Style
countrymodern radio country ballad with male vocals; intimate acoustic guitar and soft pedal steel in the verseswarm bass and brushed kit easing in on the first chorus. big emotional lift on the final chorus with stacked harmonies and a soaring slide guitar linethen a stripped-down last hook with just vocal and guitar to leave it raw and unresolved.sad
Prompt
Finding out your best friend for so many years didn't really care about you Sometimes the person you would take a bullet for is the one holding the gun
Male vocalist modern country sad
Credits
Prompt by
RetroGod735
RetroGod735GeneratedJan 7, 2026
ModelAria v5
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