At the end of the road As they're daring along, He jumped to the lion's den And the noose was tied tight Up around his neck He used sand and blood to entertain Life is short And it's rules are long They'll beat you again and again When push comes to shove Your time is up Don't extinguish your favourite flame This is not A way to end Life's too short to Waste my friend These copper colour hearts Exposed to the world He spelt pride with his hammer and his tongue Face to the wall He put his back upon it And sank to oblivion At a moment a heavy hearts Should stand till the bitter end The growing crowd Is baying for blood They want six feet of rope and revenge This is not A way to end Life's too short to Waste my friend This is not A way to end Life's too short to Waste my friend