Lyrics
You have never been in love
You haven't truly experienced love
Until you've seen the stars
Until you've observed the stars
Reflect in the reservoirs
Reflecting in bodies of water
And you have never been in love
Again emphasizing the depth of experiencing love
Until you've seen the dawn rise
When witnessing the sunrise
Behind the home for the blind
Particularly behind a place associated with the visually impaired
We are the pretty, petty thieves
Describes a group of small-time thieves
And you're standing on our street
Someone intruding on their territory
Where Hector was the first of the gang
Refers to Hector, the first in their group
With a gun in his hand
Carrying a gun and committing a crime
And the first to do time
Being the first to be imprisoned
The first of the gang to die
First among them to die
Oh my, Hector was the first of the gang
Reiteration of Hector's prominence in the group
With a gun in his hand
His criminal actions leading to imprisonment
And the first to do time
First in the group to face incarceration
The first of the gang to die, oh, my
First among them to die, emphasizing the impact of his death
You have never been in love
Re-emphasizing the previous love-related theme
Until you've seen the sunlight thrown
Noting the sunlight falling on a grim scene of destruction
Over smashed human bones
Over the remains of shattered human bones
We are the pretty petty thieves
Repeated reference to the group of thieves
And you're standing on our street
Again, someone intruding on their territory
Where Hector was the first of the gang
Hector's prominence in their memory
With a gun in his hand
Again, with a gun and criminal intent
And the first to do time
His imprisonment, repeating the earlier theme
The first of the gang to die
Reiterating his unfortunate fate of being the first to die
Such a silly boy
Commenting on Hector's actions
Hector was the first of the gang
Once more highlighting Hector's position in their group
With a gun in his hand
His death due to being shot
And a bullet in his gullet
Describing his fatal injury
And the first lost lad to go under the sod
The first member of their group to perish
And he stole from the rich and the poor
Detailing Hector's thievery from various economic classes
And the not very rich and the very poor
Indicating the widespread nature of his theft
And he stole all hearts away
His ability to capture people's affections
He stole all hearts away
Repeated emphasis on Hector's captivating nature, stealing hearts metaphorically
He stole all hearts away
-He stole all hearts away
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