carefully he places his mug
up onto the balcony
he fell off
and now he's dead
i didn't say a word

john doe you are my friend
ashes in a water bed
john doe you could have said
no one knew you right

they say you were too young
i say you were too much fun
they're too old to understand
they're too old to understand

john doe it's not fair
they grow old
you broke your head
and then the next few days will come
and you won't be around

oh god, i don't understand
dear john doe was my best friend
and we knew all the colors of the rainbow
him and i

but john doe didn't last
i watched him through a drinking glass
i watched him through a drinking glass
we didn't even look for him
we all assumed the best

but then one day the bell had rang
and john doe's brother came crying
he said i've done a horrible thing
and i should have died instead

john doe said he'd marry me
but that would make me mrs. doe, you see
he said that he'd marry me
so i'll just play along

john doe you are my friend
ashes in a water bed
john doe you could have said
no one knew you right

ashes in a water bed
ashes in a water bed
john doe you are my friend
they're too old to understand