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I'm still young, but I know my days are numbered
1234567 and so on
But a time will come when these numbers have all ended
And all I've ever seen will be forgotten
Won't you come
To my funeral when my days are done
Life's not long
And so I hope when I am finally dead and gone
That you'll gather round when I am lowered into the ground
When my coffin is sealed and I'm safely 6 feet under
Perhaps my friends will see fit then to judge me
Oh when they pause to consider all my blunders
I hope they won't be too quick to begrudge me
If I should die before I wake up
I pray that the Lord my soul will take but
My body, my body, that's your job
I can't be sure where I'm headed after death
To heaven, hell, or beyond to that Great Vast
But if I can I would like to meet my Maker
There's one or two things I'd sure like to ask
1234567 and so on
But a time will come when these numbers have all ended
And all I've ever seen will be forgotten
Won't you come
To my funeral when my days are done
Life's not long
And so I hope when I am finally dead and gone
That you'll gather round when I am lowered into the ground
When my coffin is sealed and I'm safely 6 feet under
Perhaps my friends will see fit then to judge me
Oh when they pause to consider all my blunders
I hope they won't be too quick to begrudge me
If I should die before I wake up
I pray that the Lord my soul will take but
My body, my body, that's your job
I can't be sure where I'm headed after death
To heaven, hell, or beyond to that Great Vast
But if I can I would like to meet my Maker
There's one or two things I'd sure like to ask
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such a simple song but oh so good. it's really sad too. and i often have wondered who would come to my funeral if i died now and what they would say. yeah morbid i know, but dont' a lot of ppl wonder that?
@bluekitty2 Yes they do, but probably not until they get older. This site is probably full of young teenagers full of themselves and their "teenage angst"; with all due respect. Thoughts of funerals, real funerals, where a person has lived a full life as this song seems to be connecting with, usually don't arise until later in life. Notice you wrote this damn near 15 years ago. Think about how you have changed. Lead a full life? Still think about your funeral in terms of payback? Or self reflection? External or Internal control?