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A Funeral Dressed As A Birthday Lyrics
When they put him in the ground
Your family was all around
The whole town came to see him off
Oh I
Just don't know
Where people go
When they die
But I
Think your mother cried
When your grandpa died
Somewhere in Iowa
So drink some beers
From your uncle's car
In the parking lot
Of the store he owns
Then come back to us
In Minneapolis
We are waiting here
For this to become clear
And when you come home
Your friends are here
All around
And in this town
We are not alone
So we will jump sing scream and dance
And all happiness and happenstance
But we don't know
Where we're going
But I
Just don't know
Where people go
When they die
But I
Know that I will cry
Oh, when you die
Somewhere
So let's drink some beers
On our kitchen floor
Then on the telephones
We'll say all the things
We mean to say
Like come back to us
In Minneapolis
We are waiting here
For this to become clear
Your family was all around
The whole town came to see him off
Just don't know
Where people go
When they die
Think your mother cried
When your grandpa died
Somewhere in Iowa
From your uncle's car
In the parking lot
Of the store he owns
In Minneapolis
We are waiting here
For this to become clear
Your friends are here
All around
We are not alone
And all happiness and happenstance
But we don't know
Where we're going
Just don't know
Where people go
When they die
Know that I will cry
Oh, when you die
Somewhere
On our kitchen floor
Then on the telephones
We'll say all the things
We mean to say
In Minneapolis
We are waiting here
For this to become clear
Song Info
Submitted by
mctaggey On Aug 27, 2010
More We Are The Willows
Turpentine to an Open Wound
(Honey Lamb, I Haven't Much to Write)
Wondering Out of My Head
(Seems and Seams)
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Beauitufl music. Clearly about death and the uncertainty that comes with it.