Perfect Way To Die
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Alicia Keys
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(ambulance wailing)
(soft piano music)
♪ Simple walk to the corner store ♪
♪ Mama never thought
she would be gettin' ♪
♪ a call from the corner ♪
♪ Said her son's been gunned
down, been gunned down ♪
♪ Can you come now ♪
♪ Tears in her eyes, can you calm down ♪
♪ Please, ma'am, can you calm down? ♪
♪ But it rained fire in the
city that day they say ♪
♪ A river of blood in the streets ♪
♪ No love in the streets ♪
♪ And then came silence in
the city that day they say ♪
♪ Just another one gone ♪
♪ And they tell her move on ♪
♪ And she's stuck there singin' ♪
♪ Baby don't you close your eyes ♪
♪ 'Cause this could be our final time ♪
♪ And you know I'm horrible
at saying goodbye ♪
♪ And I think of all you could have done ♪
♪ At least you'll stay forever young ♪
♪ I guess you picked
the perfect way to die ♪
♪ Ooh, I guess you picked
the perfect way to die ♪
♪ New job, new city,
new her, bright-eyed ♪
♪ You would been proud if you knew her ♪
♪ Flashing lights and the
mirror pull over, pull over ♪
♪ A couple nights in
detention and it's over ♪
♪ A whole life's over ♪
♪ They came marching in the
city that day, they say ♪
♪ Carryin' signs in the streets ♪
♪ Cryin' eyes in the streets ♪
♪ But they heard nothing from
the city that day, they say ♪
♪ Just another one gone
and the city moved on ♪
♪ We're stuck here singing, ♪
♪ Baby, don't you close your eyes ♪
♪ 'Cause this could be our final time ♪
♪ And you know I'm horrible
at saying goodbye ♪
♪ I'll think of all you coulda' done ♪
♪ At least you'll stay forever young ♪
♪ I guess you picked the perfect die ♪
♪ Whoa, guess you pick
the perfect way to die ♪
♪ Another dream lost,
another king and queen lost ♪
♪ Another broken promise
they refuse to make right ♪
♪ Oh, another night to live in fear ♪
♪ Oh, another night that you're not here ♪
♪ Another reason to get
out there and fight ♪
♪ But I say, baby, don't
you close your eyes ♪
♪ 'Cause this could be our final time ♪
♪ And you know I'm horrible
at saying goodbye ♪
♪ But I'll think of all you coulda done ♪
♪ At least you'll stay forever young ♪
♪ I guess you picked
the perfect way to die ♪
♪ Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way ♪
