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HE DIED ON THORAZINELOST LIFE AND ANY HOPESLAID HIM DOWN ON A BED OF STEELDOWNTOWN AT THE CITY MORGUE[CHORUS:]JOHN DOE...A MAN HAUNTED BY HIS PASTJOHN DOE...HIS SOUL WILL NEVER RESTHE WAS RAISED AS AN ORPHANABUSE VICTIM AS A CHILDDREAMING HAUNTING MEMORIESMADE JOHN DOE TAKE HIS OWN LIFEJOHN DOE...A MAN HAUNTED BY HIS PASTJOHN DOE...REALIZE THAT YOUR DEADHE WHO IS VICTIMIZED CAN NEVER GRASPNEVER EVER KNOWING WHAT IS LOVEHE WAS A BITTER MAN AN ONLY SONNEVER EVER KNOWING WHAT IS...LOVE...NO LOVETAKE HEED TO MY WARNINGEVEN THOUGH I MIGHT BE WRONGFULFILL LIFE FULL OF LOVEOR YOU'LL END UP JUST LIKE JOHNJOHN DOE...A MAN HAUNTED BY HIS PASTJOHN DOE...REALIZE THAT YOUR DEAD