I watched them bury a dead man alive It wasn't if he stood a chance to survive I watched them crucify gods only son It wasn't if he payed for what he'd done I walked to the city to forget my sins I found some new ones that were the trouble begins If you start in the gutter there no lower to go That's what I figured before I sunk further below These dead man blues These dead man blues These dead man blues These dead man blues I climbed the mountain that broke through the trees Looked to the distance and found my disease I searched the land to find a cure But all I discovered made me worse than before I came to the valley that belonged to the kings But all there riches were worthless things No man is an island but I've learned to ignore The people around me and all they stand for These dead man blues These dead man blues These dead man blues These dead man blues