People Who Died - Drive-By Truckers

Johnny sniffing glue, he was 12 years old

Fell to the Earth on Easter night

Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug

On 26 reds and a bottle of wine

Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old

He looked like 65 when he died

He was a friend of mine

Those are people who died, died

They were all my friends, and they died

Brian got busted on a narco rap

He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers

He said, «Hey, I know it’s dangerous, but it sure beats Riker’s»

But the next day he got offed by the very same bikers

Those are people who died, died

They were all my friends, and they died

Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof

Tony thought that his rage was just some goof

But Herbie sure gave Tony some bitchen proof

«Hey,» Herbie said, «Tony, can you fly?»

But Tony couldn’t fly, Tony died

Those are people who died, died

They were all my friends, and they died