You could hear him screaming As you looked to be on the door His only son was lying in a hip upon the floor And from his rests that open wide His life has float from deep inside And in his hand a note that read It's better if I'm dead 'Cause if so our life was back, all the times we never had I can't say it's been nice because it wasn't And, mama, please forgive me if I've missed the rug But you can have it clean tomorrow Oh, and you'll find some excuse to tell your guard in the club I'm sure they'll all express their sorrow You could see them running As they tried to get some help Yeah, the neighboors all were borin' in to say how bad they felt How could this happen in a town I hope it doesn't get around And in his hand a note that read It's better if I'm dead 'Cause if so our life was back, all the times we never had I can't say it's been nice because it wasn't And, daddy, even destiny have a good sign 'Cause here's your checks for cutting all my hair off Oh, and from today I'll never let you down again 'Cause now your biggest problem taken care of