Burton Cummings Break It To Them Gently Lyrics

Break It To Them Gently Lyrics

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
boy's wild and bad"
Break it to them gently when you tell them that I
won't be coming home again

Cause I'm running with a gun and it isn't any
fun as a fugitive
Fightin for my life and I don't know if I'll make it
alone
Running with a gun and it isn't 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 til the day I die
Break it to her gently when you tell
her that I won't 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 it's 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 won't be comin 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 it's always the young and foolish that have to
pay)

You gotta break it to them gently
Gotta really try to roll
'em
Gotta break it to them gently
Gotta really try to soothe
them
Gotta really try to roll 'em
You gotta roll it to my Mother
Gotta
roll it to my Grandma
Gotta roll the old lady
Roll it to my Grandma, she's
damn near eighty
Roll the old lady