verse
Simple walk to the corner store
Mama never thought she would be getting a call from the coroner
Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down
Tears in her eyes, "Can you calm down?"
"Please, ma'am, can you calm down?"
pre-chorus
But it rained fire in the city that day
A river of blood in the streets
And then came silence in the city that day
And they tell her, "Move on"
chorus
And 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've picked the perfect way to die
Ooh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"
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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
chorus
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
'Cause this could be our final time
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
And I'll think of all you could've done
At least you'll stay forever young
I guess you've picked the perfect way to die
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"
bridge
Another king and queen lost
Another broken promise they refuse to make right
Oh, another night to live in fear
Oh, another night that you're not here
Another reason to get out there and fight
chorus
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
'Cause this could be our final time
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
But I'll think of all you could've done
At least you'll stay forever young
I guess you've picked the perfect way to die
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way"
Writer(s): Alicia J. Augello-cook, Coleridge Tillman