[Verse 1]
Set the yards up and dug a hole
And rounded up the sheep
Picked the ones that had to go
It could make a fella weak

[Pre-Chorus]
Food for dogs and a few loose coins

[Chorus]
It was a simple plan to work this land
Fighting man can't understand
They're blown away and overcome
By the silver bullet and a loaded gun

[Verse 2]
We fed the lambs by hand
And the boys are on the shed
We've given all we had
Now half the flock is dead

[Pre-Chorus]
Years of hope in shallow grave


[Chorus]
It was a simple plan to work this land
Fighting man can't understand
They're blown away and overcome
By the silver bullet and a loaded gun
[Verse 3]
There's a mound of dirt by the northern fence
The ground is turned and bare
A man can't dwell on what's been done
And what lies buried there

[Pre-Chorus]
Work goes on, seasons turn

[Chorus]
It was a simple plan to work this land
Fighting man can't understand
They're blown away and overcome
By the silver bullet and a loaded--
Simple plan to work this land
Fighting man can't understand
They're blown away and overcome
By the silver bullet and a loaded gun
Was a silver bullet
A loaded gun
Yeah, a silver bullet
Yeah, a loaded gun
It was a silver bullet
And a loaded gun