Lyrics

What were you thinking?
An upbeat ivy-league kid
Making plans to throw your body
Off a building or a bridge

What were you thinking?
'I'm sorry' is all you wrote
You left your dorm in New Haven
You signed your suicide note

Was the devil drumming? A second coming
Was an angel screaming? A scripture reading
Do you think no one cared? What were you thinking?

What were you thinking?
Riding ninety stories up
Then climbing spiked steel rails
Letting go and leaping off

What were THEY thinking?
When you fell from the sky
They closed two city blocks
In Manhattan that night

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[Bridge]
Be kind to people on the road
Each one carries a heavy load
One never knows

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