Why do people fear death?

Everybody wants to go to heaven
Have a mansion high above the clouds
Everybody wants to go to heaven
But nobody wants to go now

Next time you got the good Lord's ear
Say I'm comin' but there ain't no hurry
I'm havin' fun down here
Don't you know that

Someday I want to see those streets of gold in my halo
But I wouldn't mind waiting at least a hundred years or so

 

What does he know, ain't he dead?

 

Well I ain't afraid of dying it's the thought of being dead
I want to go on being me once my eulogy's been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind at ease if you fill my last request
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I want to go to heaven but I don't want to go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Just let it burn in mem'ry of all of my good times
Fix me up with a mannequin just remember I like blondes
I'll be the life of the party even when I'm dead and gone

 

Good one Speedo. Not many people know about John Prine. I'm impressed.

 

One of my favorite songwriters, along with your name sake Townes.

 

Yep.
Very cool.

 

I'd never thought there could be really funny lyrics related to death.

 

Townes Van Zandt tune dealing with life, death and betrayal.