I might be dead, might be dead, might be dead
By the time you hear this song

I bring a knife to a fistfight
But lately my baby bring her gun
Yeah she's a cold hearted killer
She'll play you out and just move on

SO IF I'M DEAD, IF I'M DEAD, IF I'M DEAD
BY THE TIME YOU HEAR THIS SONG
TELL 'EM I WAS STRONG TO THE BITTER END
TELL 'EM I BELIEVED ON THESE SIX STRINGS
AND EVERY WORD I SAID

IT WAS MY GREATEST FAULT AND MY GREATEST GIFT
AND I DIED LIKE A FOOL FOR IT
SO TELL 'EM HOW I LIVED

I might be dead, might be dead, might be dead
By the time the music stops
And the only way you'll see me's in a casket or in a plastic box

Let's get it straight
I'll take your money
But I don't want your pity
Don't need your sympathy
I just need to know that all this running
Was for something (don't play me for a fool)
But maybe I'll never know

Tell 'em I was strong to the beautiful end
Tell 'em I believed on these six strings
And every word I said

Dead, might be dead
By the time you hear this song
I might be dead
I bring a knife to a fistfight
But lately my baby, she bring a gun
Dead, might be dead
By the time you hear this song
I might be dead, dead
Might be dead and gone