♪ ♪ Simple walk to the corner store ♪ ♪ Mama never thought she would be getting a call from the corridor ♪ ♪ Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down ♪ ♪ Can you calm down? Tears in her eyes, can you calm down? ♪ ♪ Please ma'am, can you calm down? ♪ ♪ But it rained fire in the city that day, they say ♪ ♪ A river of blood in the streets, no love in the streets ♪ ♪ And then came silence in the city that day, they say ♪ ♪ Just another one gone, and they tell her move on ♪ ♪ She's stuck there singing, baby don't you close your eyes ♪ ♪ This could be our final time, and you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye ♪ ♪ And I think of all you could've done, at least you'll stay forever young ♪ ♪ I guess you picked the perfect way to die, oh I guess you picked the perfect way to die ♪ ♪ New job, new city, new her, bright eyes, you would've been proud if you knew her ♪ ♪ Flashing lights in the mirror pull over, pull over ♪ ♪ A couple nights in detention and it's over, her whole life's over ♪ ♪ They came marching in the city that day, they say ♪ ♪ Carrying signs in the streets, crying eyes in the streets ♪ ♪ But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say ♪ ♪ Just another one gone, and the city moved on ♪ ♪ We're stuck here singing, baby don't you close your eyes ♪ ♪ This could be our final time, and you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye ♪ ♪ Now think of all you could've done, at least you'll stay forever young ♪ ♪ I guess you picked the perfect way to die, oh I guess you picked the perfect way to die ♪ ♪ Another dream lost, another king and queen lost, another broken promise they refused to make, right? ♪ ♪ Oh another night to live in fear, oh another night that you're not here, another reason to get up there and fight ♪ ♪ But I say baby don't you close your eyes, this could be our final time, and you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye ♪ ♪ Now think of all you could've done, at least you'll stay forever young ♪ ♪ I guess you picked the perfect way to die, oh I guess you picked the perfect way to die ♪