Well wore a crooked smile
upon his stupid face
Shambling down the twisting path
with a studied lack of grace
Cursing and a -swearing
to globes un -pacified
Then he stands with scarecrow arms askew
beneath a light of cobalt blue
And it's just the beginning,
the beginning of the end
And before too long,
you know they'll be coming for you
My friends, my friends
Cursin' and a -swearin'
He drove some passersby
Then he drove down the gauntlet
And he looked straight in the eye
Of the one -eyed vagabond
Who promptly knocks him to the ground
Leaving him bruised and bankrupt
By the hall my fillin' station
Lying on his back on the cold tarmac
Cryin' with frustration
And it's just the beginning
The beginning of the end
And before too long
He knows he'll be comin' for you
I'm friends,
we're friends
Well he picked himself up off the ground
And he dusted himself dark
And he walked out under a starless night
In the heat of a guiding light
Ra ging and raving
A bitter tirade
Heading for nowhere fast
Except perhaps an early grave
And it's just the beginning
The beginning of the dance
And before too long
You know they'll be coming for you
My friends, don't tell me this
is the beginning
The beginning of the end
Cause I heard these lines
a thousand times
Before my friends, my friends
You