Dead End Kids - Joe Purdy

Set 'em up for the dead end kids

The young and the restless, the kin

And all of the houses that they grew up in

Are now gone

She used to know me by name

Like a child she would dance in the rain

But now she just drinks cocaine because she can

And I never thought I’d see the day

When all of the paintings went gray

Like the flowers that lay on the graves

Of the ones who die young

Shed a tear for the ones who would hope

To hang you with the shortest of rope

Just as quick as they judge, they go to find the next

See these breaks in the stones when they crack

Reminds you of all that you lack

And your best friends will just turn their backs

Because they can

And I never thought I’d see the day

When all of the paintings went gray

Like the flowers that lay on the graves

Of the ones who die young

Say a prayer for the ones like you

Who are simple and honest and true

When we spoke last night well you knew

But you never showed

And I know you ain’t one to complain

If you keep it hid, it would drive you insane

It’s just so hard when there’s no one to blame

For the fall

Yeah, and wishing can’t make it so;

If it could well I hope that you know

I would run through the fire and snow

To bring you back

And I never thought I’d see the day

When all of the paintings went gray

Like the flowers that lay on the graves

Of the ones who die young