Under the machine gun sun
All the battles lost and won
So you gotta live for fun
Looks like we had a good run
After all is said and done
Curtains callin' for you son

Terrifying, terrible, but don't they say
The good die young?
The good die young
Gotta keep the drum beating
'Cause the good die young

Under the machine gun sun
Swingin' on a pendulum
Doesn't make a motor run
They don't fill in your lungs
Sending them to kingdom come
Suntan by the megaton

Terrifying, terrible, but don't they say
The good die young?
The good die young
Gotta keep the drum beating
'Cause the good die young

Do you ever look up and wonder why we're here?
Sittin' on your back porch sucking on a beer

(Ah, ah-ah) the good die young
(Ah, ah-ah) gotta keep the drum beating
'Cause the good die young