I was teaching school
Just teaching school
A woman was dying
Dying
On my street
I was caught up
In a moment
A moment of life
Of learning and laughing
Unaware
Unaware at that moment
That it was the last
The last for
The woman who was dying
Dying
Alone on my street
A ditch
A ditch in a front yard
On my street
Five houses down
Is where she was
Dying
And I
I was commenting
Just commenting on
What a beautiful fall day
It was
While the woman was dying
Dying
On my street.
A String of Pearls 