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 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