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Body in a Box (Demo) Lyrics

There's a funeral procession on the highway
And traffic screeches to a halt
There's people searching for a better way
To live their lives
Oh, oh

But Johnny lived a good life you'll hear them say
As tears of sadness soak the ground
The reaper came and took his life away
In the middle of the night
Oh, oh

So we celebrate the lives of the dead
It's like a man's best party
Only happens when he dies
We gather around 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, oh

And don't you bury me six feet underground
Just burn my body in a box
And let my ashes flow 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
And we gather around to pay our respects
While their souls are still searching for the light
Searching for the light

Searching for the light
Oh, oh

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admiraltennek On Oct 10, 2009

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There's a funeral procession on the highway
And traffic screeches to a halt
There's people searching for a better way
To live their lives
Oh, oh

But Johnny lived a good life you'll hear them say
As tears of sadness soak the ground
The reaper came and took his life away
In the middle of the night
Oh, oh

So we celebrate the lives of the dead
It's like a man's best party
Only happens when he dies
We gather around 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, oh

And don't you bury me six feet underground
Just burn my body in a box
And let my ashes flow 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
And we gather around to pay our respects
While their souls are still searching for the light
Searching for the light

Searching for the light
Oh, oh

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admiraltennek

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2009-10-10 01:14:27

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