It's a shame that some must go without,
I was no fool to think it might be my problem.
Needy hands were reaching out,
I kept my spare change and my pride.
And a tight fist.
(And a tight fist!)

Now at the last,
Everything has changed in this pale light
That death has cast on all I've done.
On all I've done.

I'm a good man on the whole.
Who can blame me for the guilt of another one?
I never killed, I never stole.
A small indulgence now and then, so what of it?
I'm a good man.
I'm a good man.
Am I a good man?
I thought I was

The rewards of this life now count for naught.
My body soon buried and left to rot.
Good times gone, how quickly, an honest past.
My God, now I see how I've squandered each and every breath!

Now at the last,
Everything has changed in this pale light
That death has cast on all I've done.
Now at the last,
Everything has changed in this pale light,
And looking back, I am undone.
I am undone.


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At the Last Lyrics as written by James Riley Breckenridge Eddie Breckenridge

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    first of all dustin is a follower of jesus christ. but i think all the arguing about that pisses him off. we are missing the point. he is being blunt and honest because people don't care about other people. christian or not. the point is we are really caught up in ourselves. we think it is enough to be "good" but we forget that that means putting others before ourselves. its all about love p.s. jesus talks about this alot

    thephildudeon August 04, 2009   Link

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