Now one fell asleep in the street and he never woke up

And now one died in pieces in his bed with a mouth full of bones

And one threatened me long ago, I saw him melt in the bright light of day

And one laid to rest in a field under stories and clones

I've been wanderin 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

And one got a little too depressed and 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 wanderin sideways

I've stared straight into the sun

Still I don't know why you're dying

Long before your time has come

I've been wanderin sideways

I've stared straight into the sun

Still I don't know why you're dying

Long before your time has come

I've seen 50,000 names all engraved on a stone

Most of them men under the grave years before I was born

All of them left brothers and sisters and mothers behind

And most of their family and friends have all had their time

I've been wanderin sideways

I've stared straight into the sun

And I don't know why you're dying

Long before your time has come

I've been wanderin 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

And your time has come