Give his mother and his father peace
It's nothing but a tragedy
Was torn away
Crime and the shame of it, you were gone
All half believing, you were gone
He's gone
You murder his memory
He was one of ours
"How could we save him from himself?"
This star fell down
With candles, with flowers
The loss and pain of it
Lay to rest your rage
One of ours
Include him in their prayers
Your hunger and amazing grace
Young and strong beautiful one
Lay beside your name
I heard rumors explode with lies
Crime and the shame of it, you were gone
You were one of ours
Why don't you let him be?
With candles, with flowers
Where you had died
It was such a nightmare raving
One of ours
I saw cameras expose your life
Your vulture's candor, your casual slander
I saw how they were lost in grieving
He's gone, we know
Where you had died
Is gone
And where you had died
We embraced so close
I saw children in tears
Let the youth of America mourn
Where your heart had burst
We know
Lay to rest your soul and body
Of where you had collapsed that day
Let his image linger on
Cry and crowd around the sight
All half believing if you were gone
Where your last breath and word had been sighed
Repeat it everywhere
I saw how they were lost in grieving
The loss and pain of it
On Sunset Boulevard
