You're Dead

Album: Walkin' My Cat Named Dog (1966)
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  • Don't sing if you want to live long
    They have no use for your song
    You're dead, you're dead, you're dead
    You're dead and out of this world

    You'll never get a second chance
    Plan all your moves in advance
    Stay dead, stay dead, stay dead
    Stay dead and out of this world

    Run fast, don't stand in the sun
    There's too much work to be done
    You're down, you're down, you're down
    You're down and out of this world

    Don't ever talk with your eyes
    Be sure that you compromise
    You're dead, you're dead, you're dead
    You're dead and out of this world

    Hear the unloved weeping like rain
    Guard your sleep from the sound of their pain
    Long gone, long gone, long gone
    Long gone and out of this world

    When you smile and it tears your face
    It's time for the inhuman race
    You're down, you're down, you're down
    You're down and out of this world

    Now your hope and compassion is gone
    You've sold out your dream to the world
    Stay dead, stay dead, stay dead
    You're dead and out of this world Writer/s: Norma Kutzer, Norma Tanega
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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