The Dead They Don't Come Back

(One, two, three) On my way to work, I noticed that I passed a cemetery, oh, Lord, I held my breath Dead they don't come back, dead they don't come back Dead they don't, the dead they don't, dead they don't come back And on my way to school, I passed that old graveyard Life is mighty lonely and life is mighty hard Dead they don't wake up, dead they don't wake up Dead they don't, the dead they don't, dead they don't wake up Oh, I'm in my own ride Measure the distance in time I can see your teardrops behind that black, black veil Made me hope for heaven and it made me scared for hell Dead they all will sleep, dead they all will sleep Dead they all, the dead they all, the dead they all will sleep And then from time to time, I think about my grave When I'm gonna have one and what's it gonna say It feels good to rest, it's been a long, long day It's been a long, it's been a long, it's been a long, long day Oh, I'm in my own ride Measure the distance in time And as sure as I was born I will die And on my way back home, stopped at your tombstone Said a prayer for you, I was tired and alone Said, "Lord, I miss my friend who's underneath my feet May her soul, oh, may her soul, oh, may her soul rest in peace"