She drowned in molasses down on Purity Street
The last thing she tasted was sticky and sweet
Was a smile on her face at the time of her death
She made it to heaven before her last breath
Before her last breath, before her last breath
She made it to heaven
Grandfather, still young the day that he was called home
Passed in his bed, but he wasn't alone
Yeah he had taken a young lover, and she loved him to death
He made it to heaven before his last breath
Before his last breath, before his last breath
He made it-
And all that I ask, in the time I have left
Is to make it to heaven
Before my last breath, before my last breath
Was a man, sang his heart out, he was up on the stage
His spirit was rising, and the band kept on playing
Was a smile on his face as he layed down and left
He made it to heaven before his last breath
Before his last breath, before his last breath
He made it-
And all that I ask, in the time I have left
Is to make it to heaven
Yeah, before my last breath, yeah, before my last breath
Before my last breath
