Now, one fell asleep in the street
and he never woke up
And now, one died in pieces
in his bed with a head full of gold
And one who threatened me
long ago I saw him
Melt in the bright light of day
And one laid to rest in a
field under starlings and crows

I`ve been wandering sideways
I`ve stared straight into the sun
Still, I don`t know why you are 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,
then he went and jumped the gun
One got shot right in the face
and he somehow survived
But he doesn`t know my name or who I am
And I`m not surprised

I`ve been wandering sideways
I`ve stared straight into the sun
Still, I don`t know why you are dying
Long before your time has come
And I`ve been wandering sideways
And I`ve stared straight into the sun
Still, I don`t know why you are dying
Long before your time has come
Your time has come

I`ve seen fifty thousand
names all engraved in stone
Most of them met an early
grave years before I was born
All of them left brothers
and sisters and mothers behind
Most of their family and
friends are alive and doing time

I`ve been wandering sideways
I`ve stared straight into the sun
And I don`t know why you are dying
Long before your time has come
And I`ve been wandering sideways
I`ve stared straight into the sun
And I don`t know why you are dying
Long before your time has come
Long before your time has come
Long before your time has come
Your time has come