born with a broken heart

up from the ashes

out of the flames

keeps gettin' stronger

like a slow rollin' train

watch it run

oh

why do the good die young

burnin' like a shootin' star

born with a broken heart

off in the distance

it was callin' my name

so i took me a ride

on that slow rollin' train

it still runs

but it seems that the good die young

playin' on that sad guitar

born with a broken heart

burnin' like a shootin' star

born with a broken heart

seems it was over

before it begun

killed by a bullet

from a six-string gun

bang a drum

oh

why do the good die young

ridin' in a long black car

born with a broken heart

playin' on that sad guitar

born with a broken heart

burnin' like a shootin' star

born with a broken heart