natalie merchant
river
Young and strong Hollywood son  In the early morning light  This star fell down  On Sunset Boulevard   Young and strong beautiful one  We embraced so close  Is gone  Was torn away   Let the youth of America mourn  Include him in their prayers  Let his image linger on  Repeat it everywhere   With candles, with flowers  He was one of ours  One of ours   Why don't you let him be?  He's gone  We know  Give his mother and his father peace  Your vulture's candor  Your casual slander  You murder his memory  He's gone  We know  It's nothing but a tragedy   Lay to rest your soul and body  Lay beside your name  Lay to rest your rage  Your hunger and amazing grace   With candles, with flowers  You were one of ours  One of ours   I saw cameras expose your life  I heard rumors explode with lies  I saw children in tears  Cry and crowd around the sight  Of where you had collapsed that day  Where your last breath and word  Had been sighed  Where your heart had burst  Where you had died   I saw how they were lost in grieving  All half believing you were gone  The loss and pain of it  Crime and shame of it  You were gone  It was such a nightmare raving,  "how could we save him from himself?"