Mama said, "Stay away from the train yard children   Don't be playin' on in the tracks   Those old big devils can sneak up on ya   And run you down just like that", hey, hey      Well, little brother Jonah didn't heed her warnin'   Tried to chase a fast one down   I can still hear the words my mama was cryin'   As we laid him in the ground, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah      She said, "Why does somebody always have to die?   Before people listen and open up their eyes   There ain't no need for hurtin' or the bloody tears we cry   So why does somebody always have to die?"      Mr. White collar in an uptown high rise   Finishin' a twelve hour day   A double tall glass of tequila sunrise   Takes a little stress away, hey, yeah, hey, yeah      Well, he came around the corner doing 87   Swerving all over the place   He sent a five year old straight to Heaven   And never even touched his brakes, hey, yeah, hey, yeah      Why does somebody always have to die?   Before people listen and open up their eyes   There ain't no need for hurtin' or the bloody tears we cry   So why does somebody always have to die?      There once was a carpenter living in Nazareth   Said He was the Son of God   Said He came here to free the captive   And bring faith to the lost, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah      Well, He tried to tell him all about life eternal   But they just wouldn't believe   And He said, "Father, won't you please forgive them?"   As they nailed Him to the tree, hey, yeah, hey, yeah      Why does somebody always have to die?   Before people listen and open up their eyes   There ain't no need for hurtin' or the bloody tears we cry   So why does somebody, yeah why does somebody always have to die?   Always have to die      Mama said, "Stay away from the train yard children   Don't be playin' on in the tracks   Those old big devils can sneak up on ya   And run you down just like that"