Lyric discussion by HeihachiMushroom 

Cover art for We Die Young lyrics by Alice in Chains

Directly from the linear notes of the Music Bank box set (written by Cantrell):

"I'd just temporarily moved in with Susan Silver because Sean and I had just had a fight. So I was riding the bus to rehersal and I saw all these 9, 10, 11 year olds with beepers dealing drugs. The sight of a 10 year old kid with a beeper and a cell phone dealing drugs equalled 'We Die Young' to me."