Some people are like gravy Spilled on God's Sunday shirt Some people are always getting better Some people just get worse Some people only waste so long before they waste away Some people only waste so long until they waste away Waste away now Some people think they're dangerous Well maybe just to little boys some people always reaching for the sky As if they had a choice Some people only waste so long before they waste away Some people only waste so long before they waste away Waste away now And I want to know And I don't want to hear them cry So I gotta go man I gotta go I gotta go now Some people think they're lucky Like they thought of heaven first Some people been holdin' back their love so long I think they're 'bout to burst Some people only waste so long before they waste away Some people only waste so long before they waste away Waste away now Some people only waste so long before they waste away Some people only waste so long before they waste away Waste away now Waste away Waste away now WASTE AWAY