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There's a funeral procession on the highway
Traffic screeches to a halt
There's people searching for a better way
To live their lives, oh
Johnny lived a good life
You'll hear them say
As tears of sadness soak the ground
The reaper crept in
Took his breath away
In the middle of the night, oh
We celebrate the lives of the dead
It's like a man's best party
Only happens when he dies
We gather round
To pay our respects
While their souls are still searching for the light
Searching for the light
So please don't come to me
On my dying day
Just let me go in peace
With all the things
That I've forgot to say
Racing through my mind, oh
And don't you bury me
Six feet underground
Just burn my body in a box
And let my ashes
Blow with the wind
Out into the night sky
We celebrate the lives of the dead
It's like a man's best party
Only happens when he dies
We gather round
To pay our respects
While their souls are still searching for the light
Searching for the light
Searching for the light, oh oh
Traffic screeches to a halt
There's people searching for a better way
To live their lives, oh
You'll hear them say
As tears of sadness soak the ground
The reaper crept in
Took his breath away
In the middle of the night, oh
It's like a man's best party
Only happens when he dies
We gather round
To pay our respects
While their souls are still searching for the light
Searching for the light
On my dying day
Just let me go in peace
With all the things
That I've forgot to say
Racing through my mind, oh
Six feet underground
Just burn my body in a box
And let my ashes
Blow with the wind
Out into the night sky
It's like a man's best party
Only happens when he dies
We gather round
To pay our respects
While their souls are still searching for the light
Searching for the light
Song Info
Submitted by
glab20 On Feb 05, 2008
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my FAV song on bring me your love. its so chilling with the whole death factor
the part "just burn my body in a box"
really makes me think about the whole being buried or cremated thing. death really spokes me :)
I think this song is about appreciating someones life and not dwelling so much on the sadness in death.
"this song is about how i want to get buried" - dallas green
i remember him saying so at soundwave. spinechilling performance he gave.
his voice is so wonderful
My favourite song on the album. It reminds me that I'm alive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCyut4vfKG4 @ 4:00. i totally agree with everything he says about the uneasiness of funerals. but i also see it as a very respectable way to let go. watch all parts of the interview, the link up there is part 3.
I i agree with fava.folk music is usaly aboute a simple message and this song is clearly aboute how he whants to get buried and all that stuff........hi mom!
I always thought this was kind of about the way he wanted to get buried! when he sings "Just burn my body in a box And let my ashes Blow with the wind Out into the night sky" i really love that. i think that's the way i'd like to be buried as well.
The topic and this song are both very unique.
Such a good song, I love the harmonica parts, someone really special to me taught me how to play it once, and now I can't listen to the song without bringing back memories.
maybe about how he doesn't want to be buried? song kinda creeps me out. good though.