When I'm GoneWhen I’m gone, play my song, and spread my ashes over Rocky Top, yeah. A little Merril and some George Jones, and make sure that the party down here never stops. When I’m gone, just carry on like I never left you. When I’m gone, just carry on, just make sure you play my song, just make sure you play my song, just make sure you play my song
Nothing lasts forever, this life is temporary, and images of being missin doesn’t seem scary. I know the lord above me has got a mansion for me to meet the ones that left before me, hold our hands in glory. I know you can’t touch me, but please don’t ignore me. I’ll be watching over you and I’m recording every story so you can play it in slow-mo when you get here. Pass a few round with the old bros, we in here, yeah. Just play some Merril for the good times and tell my kids and my girl this is your time to be thankful for every day I was lended for you, and never thank for a minute I was given to you
When I’m gone, play my song, and spread my ashes over Rocky Top, Yeah. A little Merril and some George Jones, and make sure that the party down here never stops. When I’m gone, just carry on like I never left you. When I’m gone, just carry on, just make sure you play my song, just make sure you play my song, just make sure you play my song
He started off as a young man with a heart of gold. A pure soul, but somewhere down the line he lost control. And I dunno man, his trouble seemed never ending. We all experience, but only few comprehend it. You go through it to get towards where the business is. The difference is, no matter what, you finish it. Traded his innocence for several jail sentences. A song, but when he’s gone, is all we have in his rememberance? A couple more nights would have been nice. We all told him he was skating on thin ice. A black suit with the pin-stripes it has to be. That’s what he wanted, I know, cause that was me