How can you sat there and asked me what's wrong If I told you would it mattered anyway But if you must know I'll tell it won't take very long I saw a man dying today The torture expression on the face of this man It's the picture that won't go away I'm tryin' to forget it but I don't think I can If I saw a man dying today It happened this morning when I looked in the mirror After you said you were going away So don't be surprised at the pain in my eyes I saw a man dying today [ steel - fiddle ] It happened this morning... I saw a man dying today