For the Dead

With the pedal to the ground
And the hammer cocked back
With no one left around and just enuf' dope in the sack
Did the last breath hurt?
Or was it euphoric bliss?
That destined shot so pure
Adds another dead brother to the list

I say, where, whoa-oh, have all my drinking buddies gone?
You lead this life in despair
I saw the pain
But you said, nothing was wrong!
It ain't fair, No! Oh
I'm drinkin' all alone
And I swear we'll drink again when my time comes

Must've been some 20 years
We we're young gettin' high
Threw back 10 billion beers
Runnin' from the cops
Stayin' up all night!
And I think back to those days...
Oh, and all those pretty, pretty girls
No, we never could change our ways
And we never ever will!

So to those of us still here
Doing well or losing our minds
Knock back another beer!
Never dwell on the bad times!
For, we laughed, we fought, we cried
Sometimes won or lost
So drink to those denied
Who paid that final cost!