The Way of the Gun is a 2000 American film produced by Kenneth Kokin, written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro, Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs, Nicky Katt, and James Caan. It is considered a cult film. To date, this is the only film that McQuarrie has directed.
Parker (Ryan Phillippe) and Longbaugh (Benicio del Toro) are two born troublemakers who travel anywhere they can to find or steal money any way they can. While at a sperm donation facility, they overhear a telephone conversation detailing a $1,000,000 payment to a surrogate mother for bearing the unborn baby of Hal Chidduck (Scott Wilson). Parker and Longbaugh resolve to kidnap the pregnant surrogate, Robin (Juliette Lewis). Their attempts to kidnap Robin at her pregnancy clinic escalate into a shootout with her bodyguards, Jeffers (Taye Diggs) and Obecks (Nicky Katt). After the shootout, in which two other guards and bystanders are killed, the kidnappers escape with Robin and elude Jeffers and Obecks, who are arrested.
The Gun
[Lyrics by: Tony Kakko]
Back then it was only fun, something we'd always done
Smash it up, the then you run, all that without a gun
But something came up one day, some bills you couldn't pay
And you got carried away, oh so far away
They wanna use ya, they wanna lose ya
They make your father singing hallelujah
I wanna help ya, so let me help ya
I gotta ask you, buddy, where did you find the gun
I ask everybody have they seen ya
You tell 'em you are fine, and they believe ya
Gimme a call, and I see through ya, you wasted your life
Where did you find the gun
Holymans only son, your mother on iron lung
No money anyone, but now you've got the gun
Stick up on 2nd street, I heard your running feet
Lay down, get a seat, and beg them for mercy
They wanna use ya, they wanna lose ya
They make your father singing hallelujah
I wanna help ya, so let me help ya
I gotta ask you, buddy, where did you find the gun
I ask everybody have they seen ya
You tell 'em you are fine, and they believe ya
Gimme a call, and I see through ya, you wasted your life
Where did you find the gun
By an accident you find yourself
From the slammer with too much friends
You shot an officer, you shot him down
Now your young life is gone
You're older than you are, you're gone
Because you had the gun
I ask everybody have they seen ya
You tell 'em you are fine, and they believe ya
Gimme a call, and I see through ya, you wasted your life
Where did you find the gun
They try to make you pay and they will find ya
You try to hide away but they have seen ya
Rest while you can believe me now
You gotta run for your life
Where did you find the gun
The man has a gun, he knows how to use it
Nine millimeter Browning, let's see what he can do
He'll point at your mouth
Says that he'll blow your brains out
Don't mess with me, carrying a gun
Carrying a gun, carrying a gun
Don't you mess with me, carrying a gun
Carrying a gun, carrying a gun
Don't you mess with me, carrying a gun
Get over there, move slowly
I'll put a hole in your face, if you even breathe a word
Tell the lady to lie down, I want you to be sure to see this
I wouldn't want you to miss a second, watch your wife
Carrying a gun, shooting with a gun, dirty animal
Carrying a gun, carrying a gun, watch you face, carrying a gun
Carrying a gun, carrying a gun
The animal dies, with fear in his eyes, with a gun
Don't touch him, don't touch him
4). THE GUN
Hold you in my arms tonight
The loneliness is gone
My evil mind is taking over
Imagine what we’ll do, I realize what this means
Holding on to you
Lying here catching all my breath
The past visits me again
Is this really a dream
Or am I really awake?
I’ll show myself, I’ll show you what to do
You are the one, The gun, The sun
Reach to the sky when I’m flying high
Spend the rest of my life
Lying here with you
Together we are one, see what we do
Dreams come and go don't lose your self control the prophets of doom
don't leave us alone dreams come and go in black & white the future is gold
count on me if you're scared till the dam broke - walk the edge
the real world is gone but we stay
We jump the gun - the systems are falling but we still jump the gun
another world is dying - jump the gun
Believe it or not, things will happen here in the name of god
count on me if you're scared till the dam broke - walk the edge
the real world is gone but we stay
Give me one good reason only mind games can tear us apart
count on me if you're scared till the dam broke - walk the edge
the real world is gone but we stay
We jump the gun - the systems are falling but we still jump the gun
another world is dying - jump the gun
I don't need a gun to blow your mind
In fact I hit the town alone most of the time
And I won't pretend that everything is fine
Yeah, these fists are clenched,
This heart is beating outta my chest
And I can finally see
It must be weird to watch them grow
While you're still sitting there on your own
But take it from me,
It all gets better in time
There are too many disappointments in this life
And if you have a second
I can tell you how you let me down this time
You get so damn depressed around the night
Because the day is over
Another day you didn't get anything you've been
fighting for
It must be weird to watch me grow
While you're still sitting there on your own
But take it from me,
It all gets better in time
I don't wan to rain on your parade
But the candy you're throwing out
Is rotten and disgusting
From the front line to the very back
That beauty queen waving from a Cadillac
I think we've finally got ourselves a winner
It must be weird to watch them grow
While you're still sitting there on your own
But take it from me,