You should have seen it How they tore him down Lined him up against the wall And they shot his body down You would not believe it There were tears in his eye His heart was broken They would not listen All was well He has gone now You should have seen it There was nothing there Just an empty shell I would not believe that This would pass He is gone now, alas He is gone now, alas He is gone now Alas
And like the soldier he's born to fight He sees the wisdom of the ways of might He knows he has to seek another word For the brave are the lovers of the words he heard And like the Angel Into the night His heart is broken He knows he fights He's sees the way To lead them onward to another fire He lives in legends You see him now He's silver tongued and knows it now And the words of wisdom He knows them well He calls it all a cause to rebel And like the demon that knows us all He fights the fight He fights to fall And though he goes he knows He lives way out in the fire Don't let him slip away Don't let him slip away There is a demon in his eye And he know that he has to, ya, oh ya Don't let him slip away Don't let it slip away Like a heart and a soul in the dungeons He knows he got away 'N like a demon he knows he lives within the fire 'N like a demon he knows he lives within the fire
They wouldn't listen You should have seen it How they tore him down He was a bright spirit Burned down They would not listen Just to see it pass You would not believe it Oh no, alas I wish I'd seen them And told them now I get so broke up I get so broke up
They would not listen To a word he said And now he plays the blues ... into the fire Like a demon he's into the fire
A broken champion Lost his parade He's told them. He's broken He's captured. He knows it He sees it's all in vain He's a champion He's got some fear And like the King in the story Of the King and the glory, I feel The killer's on the side street There was not a drop of glee Now's a killer on the highway And I think I'm insane They say there is no reason To smile in the tears She jumps out the back door Says 'Oh my God it's him' He calls to the innocent Have mercy, mercy on me Then the guilty come in And let him free
He rises to the ocassion I got it. I got right A transgression Space I should try to warn him It's an institution out there Society is broke down Nobody cares They do not listen
To fools like us In God and Country They trust that
Like the freedom fighters of old They are broken Like the wicked wanted Left spoken Like the houses after the war They are broken Crazy. Crazy This from you
The wicked are wanted The hungry are daunted Children are flaunted And I go undaunted