The tattoos across your chest They colour your skin You where blessed like the rest But cursed from the beginning They're red, white and blue Like the national flag And they have a hold on you From birth to body bag Like on all of us in this brave, new world Dead man walking But you know that you're alive Dead man walking But you know the soul survives Dead men walking With strar-spangled eyes Time to take that dive Time to take that drive The house that you lived in Is up for sale It's a must-sell situation Without avail You we're taught to hold your head up To hold it up high While you live in the gutter To hold on to the sky Like all of us in this brave, new world People saying Dead man walking But you know the soul survives Dead men walking With strar-spangled eyes Time to take that dive Time to take that drive