How did Camus really die that night?
Were they right?
When he died was it really his time?
Or was it suicide?
And Holden Caulfield is a friend of mine
We go drinking from time to time
And I find
It gets harder every time
Back off, but you're out on the street again
(Don't you stop) Did you know you couldn't swim?
Back off, until you're out on the street again
I'm not gonna play if there ain't no way I'll win
Hemingway never seemed to mind
The banalities of a normal life
And I find
It gets harder every time
So he aimed the shotgun into the blue
Placed his face in between the two
And sighed
"Here's to life!"
Back off, but you're out on the street again
(Don't you stop) Did you know you couldn't swim?
Back off, until you're out on the street again
I'm not gonna play if there ain't no way I'll win
Hey there Salinger, what did you do?
Just when the world was looking to you
To write anything that meant anything
You told us you were through
And it's been years since you passed away
But I see no plaque and I see no grave
And I can't help believing
You wanted it that way
And Vincent van Gogh, why do you weep?
You were on your way to heaven but the road was steep
Who was there to break your fall?
We're guilty, one and all
And I don't know much, but I do know this
With a golden heart comes a rebel fist
And I can't help agreeing
With those that would not quit
When it makes me sick when I think of it
All my heroes could not live with this
And I hope you rest in peace
Because with us you never did
And K.D.C., you were much too young
And you changed my life
But I draw the line at suicide
Here's to life!
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