First of the Gang to Die

Intro : You have never been in love  until you’ve seen the stars  reflect in the reservoirs and you have never been in love  until you’ve seen the dawn rise  behind the Home For The Blind  we are the Pretty Petty Thieves             and you’re standing on our streets  where Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand  and the first to do time the first of the gang to die - oh my  where Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand  and the first to do time the first of the gang to die - oh my  You have never been in love  until you’ve seen sunlight thrown  over smashed human bone  We are the Pretty Petty Thieves  and you’re standing on our streets  where Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand  and the first to do time the first of the gang to die such a silly boy  Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand  and a bullet in his gullet and the first Lost Lad to go under the sod     And he stole from the rich and the poor and the not-very-rich  and the very poor and he stole all hearts away  Stole all hearts away stole all hearts away ahay ahay ahay Away-ahay stole all hearts away ... away