[Verse 1]
I'm staying here and I'm not buying a gun
I'll just take my trouble as it comes
I know you've got it in for me
But I don't give a damn
I'd rather die while trying
Than to give up who I am
Please tell everyone
Well, I'm staying here and I'm not buying a gun

[Verse 2]
I'm staying here and I don't care who knows
No one gets the highs without the lows
I know prescriptions you can write me
For everything that I need
But I don't want a band-aid, doctor
Until I start to bleed
Please tell everyone
Well, I'm staying here and I'm not buying a gun

[Bridge]
Come on, pilgrim
Come on, pilgrim
I'm staying here and I'm not buying a gun

[Verse 3]
I'm staying here, well, I hope that you've got the news
You got me and somebody else confused
I know you thought I'd turn and run
When it all went wrong
But you'll be saying, "So you're staying"
When I say, "So long"
Please tell everyone
Well, I'm staying here and I'm not buying a gun
[Bridge]
Come on, pilgrim
Come on, pilgrim
I'm staying here and I'm not buying a gun

[Outro]
I'm staying here and I'm not buying a gun
Oh well, I'm not buying a gun