you're gonna die too soon
woman with a needle and a silver spoon
holed up singin' the devil's tune
speedin' your young life away
i never will get over what i heard about you
the first thing new year's day
i can't say i felt so sad
the truth is i think i'm mad
at the selfish way you left your dad
when you know what a hard luck time he's had
sleepin' through a dream come true
you just threw all that talent away
i never will get over what i heard about you
the first thing new year's day
i threw the phone against the wall
falling apart when i got the call
i went out walkin' with the weight of it all
that's when it hit me like a waterfall
speedin' my young life away
i never will get over what i heard about you
the first thing new year's day
to the bitter end tried and true