when i was young somebody once told me you don't get what you want, you get what you need all i needed was fortune, fame and glory when i got it, it wasn't what it seemed i woke up in a room that had no window sick as a dog no home and in the rain look at the fool too cool to stop and listen he'd rather try to deal with his own pain one shot away to meet your maker one shot away no easy way out one shot away and you'll leave everyone behind one shot away no easy way out strungout no easy way out lights out no easy way out it's not so easy to make it today i'm here to tell you tomorrow's too late one shot away to meet your maker one shot away no easy way out one shot away and you'll leave everyone behind one shot away no easy way out one shot away and you'll leave everyone behind one shot away the easy way out