People are dying, baby, all around
Can't catch your breath another's fallen down
They stop living and you know it's true
Gonna happen to me, yeah, and it's gonna happen to you
People are dying, baby, everywhere
You name the city, the Reaper's been there
He come a-swingin' with that shiny blade
Make you pay for all the mistakes that you've made
People are dying, baby, that's a fact
There ain't a-one of them a-comin' back
From where they're going on that uncloudy day
Didn't tell no one they was going away
People are dying that's the facts of life
You gonna tell 'em to the kids and the wife
You gonna live 'em there ain't no escape
Put an end to all the plans that you make
People are dying, I don't mean to be irreverent
But I got this problem with the social experiment
They call war and it sure is hell
Black water from the wishing well
People are dying, baby, some too soon
And some are thankful for the Raven's tune
But some too soon, is that what I said?
Some people are dying, baby, all the others are dead