We took the highway till the road went black

We'd marked truth or consequences on our map

A voice drifted up from the radio

Some other 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 back seat

We're just counting 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 our mistakes

The last to die for our mistakes

Whose blood will spill

Whose heart will break

Who'll be the last to die for our mistakes

The sun it 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

And faces of the dead at five

I see her martyr's silent eyes

Petition the drivers as we pass by

Who'll be the last to die for our mistakes

The last to die for our mistakes

Whose blood will spill

Whose heart will break

Who'll be the last to die

Who'll be the last to die for our mistakes

The last to die for our mistakes

Tyrants and kings both meet the same fate

Strung up at your city gate

Who'll be the last to die for our mistakes