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Dead Man Walking Lyrics
When I went out last night
I saw a dead man walking
And he smiled at me
As he went on his way
And then he sang a song
Full of loss and longing
That's could break your day or make your day
Why did this man seem so alone
When he was standing
In a crowd of laughing people laughing?
When I went out last night
I saw a dead man walking
And he smiled at me
As he went on his way
I saw a dead man walking
And he smiled at me
As he went on his way
Full of loss and longing
That's could break your day or make your day
When he was standing
In a crowd of laughing people laughing?
I saw a dead man walking
And he smiled at me
As he went on his way
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The lead singer of The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, died on 30 November 2023. In the hours following his death, Jake Burns revealed that this song was written ‘for Shane’. MacGowan who was known for his heavy drinking was sometimes seen as someone living in borrowed time because a lot of people thought his drinking would drive him into an early grave.