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 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 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