We took the highway till the road went black

We marked Truth Or Consequences on our map*

A voice drifted up from the radio

We saw the voice from long ago

Who'll be the last to die for a mistake

The last to die for a mistake

Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break

Who'll be the last to die for a mistake

The kids asleep in the backseat

We're just countin' the miles you and me

We don't measure the blood we've drawn anymore

We just stack the bodies outside the door

Who'll be the last to die for a mistake...

The wise men were all fools

What to do

The sun sets in flames as the city burns

Another day gone down as the night turns

And I hold you here in my heart

As things fall apart

A downtown window flushed with light

Faces of the dead at five (faces of the dead at five)

A martyr's silent eyes

Petition the drivers as we pass by

Who'll be the last to die for a mistake

The last to die for a mistake

Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break

Who'll be the last to die

Who'll be the last to die for a mistake

The last to die for a mistake

Darlin' your tyrants and kings form the same fate

Strung up at your city gates

And you're the last to die for a mistake