Your Time Has Come - Anthony B

One fell asleep in the street and he never woke up
One died in pieces in his bed with a head full of gold
One who threatened me long ago
I saw him melt in the bright light of day
One laid to rest in a field under starlings and crows
I've been wandering sideways
I've stared straight into the sun
Still I don't know why you are dying
Long before your time has come
One took some bullets in the chest in a deal gone wrong
One got a little too depressed so he went and jumped the gun
One got shot right in the face and somehow he survived
But he doesn't know my name or who I am
And I'm not surprised
Your time has come
I've seen 50000 names all engraved in stone
Most of them met an early grave years before I was born
All of them left brothers and sisters and mothers behind
Most of their family and friends
Are still alive and doing time