The Game We Played Video (MV)

Billy and Johnny, two boys on the run
Weekends were freedom, their laughter the sun
Playing cowboys, a game without fear
Innocence danced, nothing to hear
Billy had a toy, but Johnny knew more
Said, "I've seen one like this, behind my dad's door."
Climbed on a stool, reached for the prize
"It's not loaded," he said with gleaming eyes
They didn't know, they couldn't see
The danger that lay beneath their glee
Just two young boys lost in the fun
But shadows loomed where there was none
They didn't know, they couldn't see
The danger that lay beneath their glee
Just two young boys lost in the fun
But shadows loomed where there was none
They counted down, 3, 2, 1...
A game of pretend, just kids with a gun
Johnny stood up, laughing so loud
But Billy lay still, no breath, no sound
A hole in his chest, a life undone
A broken world for everyone
Johnny stared in shock, his heart froze in time
The weight of the gun turned into a crime
He called for help, his voice filled the air
But the silence that followed was too much to bear
Billy's parents arrived, tears in their eyes
The world shattered around their desperate cries
"How could this happen? What did we miss?"
A life gone so young, stolen by bliss
They didn't know, they couldn't see
The cost of a moment's tragedy
Innocent hands, a child's mistake
But now the sorrow is too much to take
They didn't know, they couldn't see
The cost of a moment's tragedy
Innocent hands, a child's mistake
But now the sorrow is too much to take
They counted down, 3, 2, 1...
A game of pretend, just kids with a gun
Johnny stood up, laughing so loud
But Billy lay still, no breath, no sound
A hole in his chest, a life undone
A broken world for everyone
Twenty years later, Johnny's grown
But the weight of that day, he carries alone
He sees Billy's face every night in his dreams
The laughter they shared now echoes in screams
He mourns for the friend who never came home
For the family left with a heart turned to stone
Regret is the prison that Johnny can't flee
Forever haunted by what didn't need to be
They didn't know, they couldn't see
How quickly joy turns into grief
A childhood lost, a wound never healed
The pain of that moment, forever sealed
They didn't know, they couldn't see
A game of pretend, just kids with a gun
Johnny stood up, laughing so loud
But Billy lay still, no breath, no sound
A hole in his chest, a life undone
A broken world for everyone
No more games, no more play
Billy's laughter stolen away
Johnny's tears fall every night
Wishing that moment could fade from sight
Now Billy's gone, but the pain remains
A family broken, lives in chains
No gun should stay in a place so near
Where innocent hands can find their fear
The game we played, it wasn't meant to end this way
But Billy's gone, and Johnny will forever pay