Five Years Dead
Five Years Dead: A Tale of Urban Decay
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Uptown downtown
Contrasting areas of a city
Haven't seen your face around
Not encountered you recently
Paper said you shot a man
Reported to have killed someone
Trigger happy punk down in Chinatown
A person quick to use a gun in Chinatown
You're five years dead
You've been deceased for five years
Sexy Sue from Hong Kong
A woman named Sue from Hong Kong
Asked around right or wrong
Asking questions to confirm right or wrong
Outta town change your name
Leaving town or changing identity to avoid imprisonment
Or ya get five years with a ball and chain
Facing five years of imprisonment
You're five years dead
You've been deceased for five years (repeated)
You're life's on a steady tilt
Your life is on a downward spiral
I stand around and watch you wilt
Observing you deteriorate
Lose or win never mattered mattered to you
Whether winning or losing didn't concern you
They always said you'd fall apart
Predicted that you'd fall apart
I took the bet, but I missed the mark
Expecting a negative outcome but missed
The kid was bad--bad from the start
A child with a predisposition for trouble
Left, right, up and down
Various directions but no progress
Same old runaround
Repeating the same cycle
Neighborhood professional
A person familiar with the area, but facing ruin
Your ass is runnin' into the ground
Your situation is heading towards failure
You're five years dead
You've been deceased for five years (repeated)
Uptown downtown
Contrasting areas of a city (repeated)
Haven't seen your face around
Not encountered you recently (repeated)
Paper said you shot a man
Reported to have killed someone (repeated)
Trigger happy punk down in Chinatown
A person quick to use a gun in Chinatown (repeated)
You're five years dead
You've been deceased for five years (repeated)
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