As you pour yourself a scotch
Crush a roach or check your watch
As your hands adjust your tie
people die In the towns with funny names
Hit by bullets, caught in flames
By and large not knowing why
people die And in small places you don't know of
Yet big for having no chance to scream
Or say good-bye
people die La, la... Let me know People die as you elect
New apostles of neglect, self restraint
Whereby people die
Too far off to practice love
For thy neighbour, brother Slav
Where your cherubs dread to fly
people die La, la... Let me know While the statues disagree
Cain's version, history for its fuel
Tends to buy
Those who die As you watch the athletes score
Or check your latest statement
Or sing your child a lullaby
people die Time, whose sharp, bloodthirsty quill
Parts the k**ed from those who k**
Will pronounce the latter tribe
As your type La, la... Let me know