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