Songs that end in death

Run Joey Run by David Geddes (1975)
Love this song when I was a kid.


Daddy please don't
It wasn't his fault
He means so much to me
Daddy please don't
We're gonna get married
Just you wait and see

Every night, the same old dream
I hate to close my eyes
I can't erase the memory
The sound of Julie's cry

She called me up, late that night
She said, "Joe, don't come over,
My Dad and I just had a fight
And he stormed out the door!

I've never seen him act this way,
My God, he's goin' crazy
He said he's gonna make you pay
For what we done-- he's got a GUN!
So run, Joey run, Joey run!"

Daddy please don't
It wasn't his fault
He means so much to me
Daddy please don't
We're gonna get married
Just you wait and see

Got in my car, and I drove like mad
'Til I reached Julie's place
She ran to me, with tear-filled eyes
And bruises on her face!

All at once I saw him there,
Sneaking up behind me (Woman's voice: Watch out! )
Then Julie yelled, "He's got a gun!"
And she stepped in front of me

Suddenly, a shot rang out
And I saw Julie falling!
I ran to her, I held her close
When I looked down, my hands were red
And here's the last words Julie said...

Daddy please don't
It wasn't his fault
He means so much to me
Daddy please don't
We're gon... na get... mar... ried...

Run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey ruuuuuunn!
 
Bat out of H e l l - Meatloaf

Seasons in the sun -Terry Jacks

Hello this is Joannie - Paul Evans
 
The Christmas Shoes. Most listeners kill themselves by the end. Worst. Christmas. Song. Ever!
 
November Rain...at least in the video..
 
Heather's Wall by Ty Herndon
Well it feels like slow motion,
I hear the gun explode.
I see the flash that brings me to my knees,
and I feel the warmth flowing out of me.

But in my mind, I'm climbing up the stairs,
and walking down the hall,
and Heather's standing there.
October 99, I see us in New England in the Fall.
Our love will last forever like that 8X10,
Hanging on Heather's Wall, Hanging on Heather's Wall.

I see the money on the floor,
and his gun there by the door.
He was trying to rob the bank when I walked in.
Oh But this is not the way it's s'pose to end.

But in my mind, I'm climbing up the stairs,
and walking down the hall,
and Heather's standing there.
October 99, I see us in New England in the Fall.
Our love will last forever like that 8X10,
Hanging on Heather's Wall, Hanging on Heather's Wall.

Oh somewhere, someone says we've lost you now,
But I look up and I see Heather's smile.
So how can I be dying?

And I'm climbing up the stairs,
And walking down the hall,
And I see a bright light there.
October 99, that picture of New England in the fall.
Our love will last forever like that 8X10,
Hanging on Heather's Wall, Hanging on Heather's Wall




Waitin' On Joe by Steve Azar
We're supposed to start work down on the river today.
And for Joe and me, it's some pretty good pay.
Now, I was countin' on him
To be at the dock by ten.
A week's pay says he's still at home,
'Cause the boy's in his own time zone

I'm a waitin' on Joe, whaddya know.
Time flies fast and he is slower than a.....
I told him over and over: "Now don't you be late."
Ah, but like always,
I'm just sittin' on go,
And waitin' on Joe.
Yeah.

Towboat's a leavin' 'cause it don't care.
What's not on board and who's not there.
Once that whistle blows,
Down the mighty river it rolls.
Man if I could be more like that,
I'd get on with my life and never look back.

Instead of waitin' on Joe, whaddya know.
Time flies fast and he is slower than a.....
I told him over and over: "Now don't you be late."
Ah, but like always,
I'm just sittin' on go,
And waitin' on Joe.
Waitin' on Joe.

And he's in a hurry,
'Cause he's runnin' behind.
Now I'm not one to worry,
But I've got a real bad feeling this time.
Oh, oh, oh, whoa.

'Cause sirens are crying all through this town.
And one old boy said that Joe never slowed down.
He tried to beat that mornin' train.
My life will never be the same
I didn't even tell my brother "goodbye"
Lord I wish somehow he'd just give me a sign.

Yeah, I'm a-waitin' on Joe, whaddya know.
Time flies fast and he is slower than a.....
I told him over and over: "Now don't you be late."
Ah, but like always,
I'm just sittin' on go,
And waitin' on Joe.
Waitin' on Joe.
 
Lightning - Eric Church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bibiRIucbaQ

Artist: Eric Church lyrics
Title: Lightning

These four walls of Farnworth
Are closin' in on me
My final meal is over
They're gonna to set me free
I can feel the fireworks burn
As the devil guards my door
I hit my knees in search of Jesus
On a cold jailhous floor

Lord now I'm singin'
Get me out of here
I see the preacher's eyes
As my daughter cries
When they strap me in this chair
Lord I hope she forgives me
For livin' my life this way
Tonight I'll ride the lightning
To my final judgement day

Every life owes a death
That's what the Bible says
I owe mine to this state
For shootin' that boy to death
A liquor store attendant
He was reachin' for his gun
Now his mama sits there smilin'
As the boss yells, Roll on one

And now I'm singin'
Get me out of here
I see the preacher's eyes
As my daugher cries
When they strap me in this chair
I hope she forgives me
For leavin' her this way
Tonight I'll ride the lightining
To my final resting place

A hungry blue-eyed baby cryin'
Made me rob that store
And as that boy lay there dyin'
I dropped my pistol on the floo
IYeah I'd take it all back
But there's nothin' I can do
They've covered my face
And the order's gone through
As the boss yells, Roll on two

Now I'm flyin' up and out of here
I close my eyes and slowly rise
Let my body leave this chair
Lord I hope you forgive me
For livin' my life this way
Tonight I ride the lightning
To my final resting place

These four walls of Farnworth
Are closin' in on me
 
I Drive Your Truck - Lee Brice
Eighty-nine cents in the ashtray
Half empty bottle of Gatorade
Rollin' on the floorboard

That dirty Braves cap on the dash
Dogtags hangin' from the rear view
Old Skoal can and cowboy boots
And a "Go Army" shirt folded in the back

This thing burns gas like crazy
But that's all right
People got their ways of copin'
Oh, and I've got mine

I drive your truck
I roll every window down
And I burn up
Every road in this town
I find a field, I tear it up
Till all the pain is a cloud of dust
Yes, sometimes, I drive your truck

I leave that radio playin'
The same ole country station
Where you left it
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/lee+brice/i+drive+your+truck_21013571.html ]
Yeah, man, I crank it up
You'd probably punch my arm right now
If you saw this tear rollin' down my face
Hey, man, I'm tryin' to be tough

And Mama asked me this mornin'
If I'd been by your grave
But that flag of stone
Ain't where I feel you, anyway

I drive you truck
I roll every window down
And I burn up
Every back road in this town
I find a field, I tear it up
Till all the pain is a cloud of dust
Yes, sometimes, I drive your truck

I've cussed, I've prayed, I've said goodbye
I've shook my fist and asked God why
These days, when I'm missin' you this much

I drive your truck
I roll every window down
And I burn up
Every back road in this town
I find a field, and I tear it up
Till all the pain is a cloud of dust
Yes, sometimes,
Brother, sometimes, I drive your truck

I drive your truck
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
I drive your truck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5E6JT89BS0
 
I just realized that I have alot of favorite songs that deal with death.
One Headlight- Wallflowers
Angel- Sarah McLauglan
Just Breathe- Pearl Jam
Into The Ocean- Blue October
If I Die Young- The Band Perry
 
Martina McBride: Indepence day . Johnny Cash. : cocaine Blues. Eminem: Stan. And a cou9le other ones.
 
HelenePA said:
Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolls (long version)

She runs back down the hallway
And through the bedroom door
She reaches for the pistol
Kept in the dresser drawer
Tells the lady in mirror
He won't do this again
'Cause tonight will be the last time
She'll wonder where he's been
The thunder rolls
And the lightnin' strikes
Another love grows cold, darlin'
On a sleepless night
As the storm blows on
Out of control
Deep in her heart
The thunder rolls

Also Lonesome Dove by Garth.
 
Diary of a Working Man by Blackfoot




In a room all alone waiting by the telephone
With a tear in his eye and a pen in his hand
So begins the diary of a working man

He'd been poor man all his life
And just when things were going right
Some stranger takes his woman away
He doesn't know if he'll see, oh, another day
Oh, another day

Time has come and he was right,
It was a cold and rainy night
And he thought for sure she would follow
But it won't be the same, no tomorrow

Now here's a man glory bound
In a pool of dreams about to drown
If he can just get through this night
Then maybe tomorrow things will work out right
Oh, will work out right

Well, with the pain in his blood
He'd love to take her if he could
And as he wakes with a scream
To only it's just reality

He woke with sweaty hands
Maybe there'll be a change in plans
With a tear in his eye and a gun in his hand
So ends the diary of a working man
 

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