Past Lives

I don't remember being born Don't remember how it felt I never knew the deal Or the way it was dealt I know it was in August And I heard it was hot I know I got a mother Who loves me a lot Do you believe in past lives? Haven't I met you before? When they said that I was dead It wasn't true I was just dead to you And I ain't dead, anymore Maybe I was an outlaw or the law itself Maybe i was a rich man or the rich man's help Perhaps I lived in China, perhaps I loved in vain Maybe I missed the boat, but made the train Do you believe in past lives? Haven't I met you before? When they said that I was dead It wasn't true I was just dead to you And I ain't dead I ain't dead, anymore I wish that I were good Oh man, I wish that I were great I wish that I'd been early More often than late But nothing lasts forever Maybe that's fate When you're alive you're alright When you're dead, you're a saint Do you believe in past lives? Haven't I met you before? Oh honey when they said Scolnick is dead It wasn't true I was just dead to you Well I ain't dead, anymore