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