The tragedy of dying young

You sometimes have to wonder

Did Jim, Jimi, Jimmy Dean have the right idea

when they got the hell out of here

while the going was still good

We talk about the tragedy of dying young

Sassoon, Gibson

The three who never made it to the moon

(Chaffee, White and Grissom)

all left in their prime

Not beaten-up and left for dead

by time

...

I'm still wondering