A squad car cruised up his parents drive
To notify them he was no longer alive
They even explained just how he'd died
But nobody, nobody cried

The family gathered from far and wide
Telling tales from times gone bye
No one knew if they were true or lies
Yet nobody, nobody cried

The clock on the church struck straight up five
As they packed in the pews like bees in a hive
And on his headstone was simply inscribed
Nobody, nobody cried

Nobody cried as they lowered him down
A six foot hole in consecrated ground
Nobody cried, not a single tear was shed
They didn't care when he was alive
Nobody cried now he is dead.
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