Last To Die
Bruce Springstee n
We took the highway
till the road went black
We marked Truth Or
Consequences on our map
A voice drifted up
from the radio
We saw the voice
from long ago
Who'll be the last to die
for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Whose blood will spill
whose heart will break
Who'll be the last to die
for a mistake
<interlude DF>
The kids asleep in the backseat
We're just countin'
the miles you and me
We don't measure the blood
we've drawn anymore
We just stack the bodies
outside the door
Who'll be the last to die
for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Whose blood will spill
whose heart will break
Who'll be the last to die
for a mistake
The wise men were all fools
What to do
<interlude DF>
The sun sets in flames
as the city burns
Another day gone down
as the night turns
And I hold you here
in my heart
As things fall apart
A downtown window
flushed with light
Faces of the dead at five
A martyr's silent eyes
Petition the drivers
as we pass by
Who'll be the last to die
for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Whose blood will spill
whose heart will break
Who'll be the last to die
Who'll be the last to die
for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Darlin' your tyrants and kings
form the same fate
Strung up at your city gates
And you're the last to die
for a mistake