Little Toy Guns Lyrics
In between the coats in the closet
She held on to that heart shaped locket
Staring at a family flawless
But it ain't a pretty picture tonight
Mom and daddy just wouldn't stop it
Fighting at the drop of a faucet
Cuts through the walls catastrophic
She's caught in the crossfire (Crossfire)
Puts her hands over her ears
Starts talking through her tears
She's sayin', and she's prayin'
[Chorus]
I wish words were like little toy guns
No sting, no hurt, no one
Just a bang bang rollin' off your tongue
(I wish words were like little toy guns)
Yeah, no smoke, no bullets
No kick from the trigger when you pull it
No pain, no damage done
(I wish words were like little toy guns)
And just a bang bang rollin' off your tongue
(I wish words were like little toy guns)
[Verse 2]
Wish there was a white flag waving
Or that they were both just faking
And it was just a game they were playing like shoot 'em up cowboys
Leave the plastic pistols in the front yard
Throw away the score card and just turn off all the noise
I wish words were like little toy guns
No sting, no hurt, no one
Just a bang bang rollin' off your tongue
(I wish words were like little toy guns)
Yeah, no smoke, no bullets
No kick from the trigger when you pull it
No pain, no damage done
(I wish words were like little toy guns)
And just a bang bang rollin' off your tongue
(I wish words were like little toy guns)
[Bridge]
Toy guns
Ohh, I wish they didn't cut like a knife (Like a knife)
I wish they didn't break you inside (Break you inside)
I wish they didn't bang bang make you wanna run, yeah
[Chorus]
Like little toy guns
No sting, no hurt, no one
Just a bang bang rollin' off your tongue
(I wish words were like little toy guns)
Yeah, no smoke, no bullets
No shot from the trigger when you pull it
No pain, no damage done
(I wish words were like little toy guns)
And just a bang bang rollin' off your tongue
(I wish words were like little toy guns)
Toy guns
Oh, like little toy guns
About
Although this track sounds like the prequel to her 2012 track ‘Blown Away’, the country superstar says that the tune is the way not to raise a child. She penned the track with Chris DeStefano (her co-writer on ‘Something In The Water’, ‘Good Girl’) and also Hillary Lindsey, who assisted with ‘Last Name’, ‘Two Black Cadillacs’, and ‘Jesus Take The Wheel’.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
I’ve seen it firsthand from different people in my life and seen how the tumultuous parental relationship […] can affect a child. So that’s kind of what it’s about, but it’s a really tempo-driven song as well, so it’s kind of a bit of a juxtaposition as far as the story content and the music … It sounds rockin’, but it has a positive message."
– Via TheBear (2014)
A behind the scenes look at the music video was released on February 4, 2015:
- 2.Little Toy Guns
- 7.Wasted
- 8.So Small
- 10.Last Name
- 11.Just a Dream
- 13.Cowboy Casanova
- 14.Temporary Home
- 15.Undo It
- 16.Mama’s Song
- 17.Remind Me
- 18.Good Girl
- 19.Blown Away
- 21.See You Again
