Love’s Labour’s Lost: The Musical, Rebecca Naomi Jones - Love's A Gun lyrics

Love's a gun the safety's off
And in the chamber there's a bullet
But only one spin it round
Test your luck pull the trigger
And you'll know what you have won

It's either bang a bright red flash of light
And sweet oblivion or a click
That means another round
Of tense anticipation
Is the pain worse than the waiting
Only you can make the call just one click
And you will see what you have done
Love's a gun love's a game
With cups and balls you pay your money
The ball is hidden
And the cups all look the same
You watch each move, you know the con
You've been fooled before so concentrate
Remember why you came

Cause this time you know your choice is right
You've finally beat the odds
But when he lifts the cup it's empty
You've been fooled again
So hang your head in shame love's a game

Love's a play you know the plot
It's a comedyor that's what people say
Curtain up you hear your cue
Boys meet girls and then hijinks ensue
It happens every day

And they tell you when to enter where to go
And what to say
And it all seems predetermined
Like you're programmed to obey
And if you're lucky you get married
To someone you hardly know then applause
Then no one tells you what to say
It always ends this way love's a play
Love's a crime a bloody scene
The bodies piling up and clues galore
But who knows what they mean another hit
A killing spree
The killer can't stop his compulsion
He can't wipe his conscience clean

And the evidence is shaky
And the jury is asleep
And the lawyers are incompetent
The judge bribed on the cheap
And it's hard to figure out if
You're the victim or the perp
Either way you're doing time love's a crime