(T-Bone Burnett and Warren Zevon)  I've been lying on a bed of coals  I've been crying out of control  I roll and I tumble  Every time I come down  I'm too old to die young  And too young to die now  I've been sleeping on a bed of nails  I've been bleeding--it never fails  I feel every needle  That pierced through my heart  I'm too old to die young  And I can't play the part  Bed of coals  Bed of nails  Through the smoke  Behind the veils  Bed of coals  Bed of nails  Through the smoke  Behind the veils  I've been lying in a bed of shame  I've been dying all alone  I pray for the power  To turn it around  I'm too old to die young  And too young to die now  Bed of coals  Bed of nails  Through the smoke  Behind the veils  Bed of coals  Bed of nails  Through the smoke  Behind the veils