You're guilty of crime in the first degree

Second and third as well


My jury finds you'll be serving your time


When you go straight to hell




'Cause he was Lord of the lightning though socially frightening


But never out to sell

Their nickels and pence meant more than did sense


And not the sensible thing




Nor did the man outta time, man outta time


Thought you was crazy, you was one of a kind


Man outta time, man outta time

All along, world was wrong, you was right





All that he saw, all he conceived

They just could not believe


Steinmetz and twain were friends that remained


Along with number three




He was electromagnetic, completely kinetic


New Wizard of the West

But they swindled and whined that he wasn't our kind


And said Edison knew best




He was the man outta time, man outta time


Thought you was crazy, you was one of a kind


Man outta time, man outta time

So you'd say your mind





You took a shot and it did you in

Edison's medicine


You played your cards but you couldn't win


Edison's medicine




I spent twelve years of hard time, more like the best years of my life


Never heard or read a single word about the man and his wicked mind

They'll sell you on Marconi, familiar but a phony


Story goes they sold their souls, swore that you'd never know




About the man outta time, man outta time

Thought you was crazy, you was one of a kind

Man outta time, man outta time


Swore you'd say your mind




You took a shot and it did you in

Edison's medicine

You played your cards but you couldn't win


Edison's medicine



You took a shot and it did you in


Edison's medicine

You played your cards but you couldn't win

Edison's medicine