When I Die

For when I die and when I'm ashes And no more songs I can repeat Whoever's singin' at my funeral Had better learn to move their feet 'Cause when I die right around 40 And when my fuse has reached its end You best believe we'll all be drinking Now don't ask why but maybe when Some people croak it and then everyone chokes On bitter tears, oh, Lord, why'd he have to go? But when I stroll I think we'll all probably know that I was Due any time, I mean, you can't live that hard for long So when I die, and when I'm buried Come watch me sink into the ground Forget the dirt, just drain a bottle And if they ask, just say I've drowned For when I die and when it's over And all my friends are left behind I wouldn't doubt that they'll be jealous They'll have to do more work than I Some people croak it and then everyone chokes On bitter tears, oh, Lord, why'd he have to go? But when I stroll I think we'll all probably know that I was Due any time, I mean, you can't live that hard for long So when I die and when I'm sober There'll be more stories left to write Take up my pen, and get to scribbling Puncture your silence kill your fright For when I die (for when I die) For when I die (for when I die) For when I die (for when I die) For when I die (for when I die) I'm only goin' over Jordan I'm only goin over home