Hear him on the radio, see him on the news See him on the TV, y'a hear him sing the blues Welcome to his nightmare He's been through the mill Death by misadventure, a case of overkill He stayed awake till daylight, didn't believe in health He never saw the sunrise, didn't believe in wealth Wrote dramatic music, was a rollin' stone No one understood him, they just left him alone Hear him on the radio, see him on the news See him on the TV, hear him sing the blues Welcome to his nightmare he's been through the mill Death by misadventure, a case of overkill Death by misadventure Death by misadventure Death by misadventure Death by misadventure Death by misadventure Death by misadventure Death by misadventure Death by misadventure