(Gerard McMahon,David Katz)
© 1992 Geffen Again Music/Bac Mac Music/
Reptillian Music, BMI.
Before the gods read my lifelong sentence
Before I get my share
Before I walk alone
Before they take away my last temptation
Before my heart?s deprived
Before they call my name
On the back fences of my dream line
I never lost my mind
I gave it all I had
To get away with the whole d*** big bang
For the right reasons
For what you can?t take back
Until the drums stop beating
Until the crossroads burn out
I ain?t a man until I?ve done it all
Before my time is up
I?ll hang my name
On every trial I?m due for
And even if I can?t get justice
I?ll take you down to hell
Before my time is up
I?ll leave no stone unturned
I won?t regret my actions
And even if my last words fail me
I?ll be a better man
Before my time is up
I believe that the road goes somewhere
Beyond the empty eyes
Beyond the wasted land
When it all fades away to nothing
I wanna know I tried
To take a real hard stand
I gotta laugh at the whole d*** big bang
I?ve got to cry sometimes
Got to love somebody
Before they read my lifelong sentence
Before I get my share
Before I go alone
Until the drums stop beating
To where the crossroads burn out
I ain?t a man until I?ve done it all
Before my time is up
I?ll hang my name
On every trial I?m due for
And even if I can?t get justice
I?ll take you down to hell
Before my time is up
I?ll leave no stone unturned
I won?t regret my actions
Even if my last words fail me
I?ll be a better man
Before my time is
Time is
Time is up
Even if my last words fail me
I?ll be a better man
Before my time is
Before, before my time is up?
© 1992 Geffen Again Music/Bac Mac Music/
Reptillian Music, BMI.
Before the gods read my lifelong sentence
Before I get my share
Before I walk alone
Before they take away my last temptation
Before my heart?s deprived
Before they call my name
On the back fences of my dream line
I never lost my mind
I gave it all I had
To get away with the whole d*** big bang
For the right reasons
For what you can?t take back
Until the drums stop beating
Until the crossroads burn out
I ain?t a man until I?ve done it all
Before my time is up
I?ll hang my name
On every trial I?m due for
And even if I can?t get justice
I?ll take you down to hell
Before my time is up
I?ll leave no stone unturned
I won?t regret my actions
And even if my last words fail me
I?ll be a better man
Before my time is up
I believe that the road goes somewhere
Beyond the empty eyes
Beyond the wasted land
When it all fades away to nothing
I wanna know I tried
To take a real hard stand
I gotta laugh at the whole d*** big bang
I?ve got to cry sometimes
Got to love somebody
Before they read my lifelong sentence
Before I get my share
Before I go alone
Until the drums stop beating
To where the crossroads burn out
I ain?t a man until I?ve done it all
Before my time is up
I?ll hang my name
On every trial I?m due for
And even if I can?t get justice
I?ll take you down to hell
Before my time is up
I?ll leave no stone unturned
I won?t regret my actions
Even if my last words fail me
I?ll be a better man
Before my time is
Time is
Time is up
Even if my last words fail me
I?ll be a better man
Before my time is
Before, before my time is up?