Now one fell asleep in the street
and he never woke up
Now one died in pieces
in his bed with the mouth full of bones
And one threatened me long ago when I saw him
melt in the bright light of day
And one laid to rest in a field under starlings and crows, hey

I've been wandering sideways
I've stared straight into the sun
Still, I don't know why you're dying
Long before your time has come
Your time has come

Now one took some bullets in the chest in a deal gone wrong
One got a little too depressed and he went and jumped the gun
One got shot right in the face and he somehow survivedBut he doesn't know my name or who I am
and I'm not surprised, hey

I've been wandering sideways
I've stared straight into the sun
Still, I don't know why you're dying
Long before your time has come
Yeah I've been wandering sideways
I've stared straight into the sun
Still I don't know why you're dying
Long before your time has come
Your time has come, hey

(Solo)

I've seen 50,000 names all engraved on a stoneMost of them, met an early grave years before I was born
All of them left brothers and sisters and mothers behind
And most of their family and friends alive, doing time

I've been wandering sideways
I've stared straight into the sun
And I don't know why you're dying
Long before your time has come

Yeah I've been wandering sideways
I've stared straight into the sun
And I don't know why you're dying
Long before your time has come
Long before your time has come
Long before your time has come
Your time has come