We took the highway
till the road went black
We marked Truth
Or Consequences on our map
A voice drifted up from the radio
We saw the voice from long ago
Who'll be the last
to die for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Whose blood will spill
whose heart will break
Who'll be the last
to die for a mistake
The kids asleep in the backseat
We're just countin' the miles
you and me
We don't measure the blood
we've drawn anymore
We just stack the bodies
outside the door
Who'll be the last
to die for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Whose blood will spill
whose heart will break
Who'll be the last
to die for a mistake
The sun sets in flames
as the city burns
Another day gone down
as the evening turns
And I hold you here in my heart
As things fall apart
A downtown window
flushed with light
Faces of the dead at five
I see a martyr's silent eyes
Petition the drivers as we pass by
Who'll be the last
to die for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Whose blood will spill
whose heart will break
Who'll be the last to die
Who'll be the last to die
for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Darlin' your tyrants and kings
form the same fate
Strung up at your city gates
And you're the last
to die for a mistake