I need to know

Oh, when did Jimmy Stewart's plane crash
and the Duke depart upon his horse?
Charlie Chaplin is certainly quiet now
-along with Marylin Munroe

Why did the King of rock'n'roll die so young?before my time Elvis was gone
John lennon imagined a world of peace before
being shot down, in cold blood
and Kurt Cobain was here ,for a while ,before he dug himself a hole

Oh,do the sands of Arabia no longer fill the hourglass?
Shall mine legacy be but short?
George Bush started a war for oil
-can we not see the benefits of the horse?
Pierre Trudeau was hip but we've got Harper ,a real bore
Is Bin Laden really evil ,or another scapegoat, on a goat

Will the terror of others knock my door down so I lie in blood ,on my streets, so soon?
The conversion of the last wild peoples of the world is at hand,
the days of antiquity are no more

Oh,will a blackberry bring me closer ,to the Pharaohs of old ,or simply bury the pyramids for good?
Will I travel to the moon like Armstrong did and
visit the darkside of the moon?
Shall my memory be hidden behind a skyscraper ,in New York,
or in a dump full of rotting computer parts?

Will I win a million on a scratch ticket
or are all the winners already sold?
Will I be able to breathe in a hotter world?
Will there be any shade in a land where nothing grows?

Oh,how does a face stand out in a crowd
-in a walmart world?