Like a strange fruit, that's out of season Oh, you are bound to die alone You will swing free on the breeze then Oh, you are bound to die alone (You are bound to die alone) At the end of the day with the lights out Oh, you are bound to die alone (Oh) At the end of it all, there is no doubt Oh, that you are bound to die alone (We are bound to die alone) Don't, darling, die on me now (Don't, darling, die on me now) We'll dig this grave close to your home (We'll dig a grave close to your home) Don't you fix your eyes on me now (Don't you fix your eyes on me now) We never said you'd come back home (We never said you'd come back home) They're coming closer just to kill us Don't cry, don't cry on me now No, they ain't ever gonna help us Close to his grave we'll build our home They're coming closer just to kill us Don't you fix your eyes on me now You know they're never gon' help us We never said you'd come back home End of the way, when the thieves tell Oh, you are bound to die alone (Oh) At the end of it all when the fields burn Oh, you are bound to die alone (We are bound to die alone) Oh Now, darling, don't die, don't die on me now (Oh) And we'll dig a grave close to our home Don't you fix your eyes Don't you fix your eyes on me now We never said you'd come back home (We never said you'd come back home) Don't, darling, die on me now (Don't, darling, die on me now) We'll dig this grave close to your home (We'll dig a grave close to your home) Don't you fix your eyes on me now (Don't you fix your eyes on me now) We never said you'd come back home (We never said you'd come back home)