Death is in the doorway with flowers and champagne And I'm just on the other side impatiently waiting Flirting with disaster, I'm always tempting fate Every time I cut it close, I hope he knows I'm only teasing 'Cause I wanna make my life Worth the grief we leave behind So I'll just take my time Stop and smell the roses, once in a while Death is patient, life is long until it's not But I just hope that you'll remember my songs The day that I'm gone Destiny is calling Leave your message at the beep (hello?) But I don't wanna spend my energy (hello?) Thinking about those kinda things I'm just too busy doing nothing With all the nothing I've been dealt Maybe I just wanna take it easy 'Cause I wanna make my life Worth the grief we leave behind So I'll just take my time Stop and smell the roses, once in a while Death is patient, life is long until it's not But I just hope that you'll remember my songs The day that I'm gone I know it might not be long now Let's make the most Of whatever we've got left I'll try to leave the best version of me Living on in your memories 'Cause I wanna make my life Worth the grief we leave behind So I'll just take my time Stop and smell the roses, once in a while Death is patient, life is long until it's not But I just hope that you'll remember my songs The day that I'm gone When the saints come marching in Singing my songs Can you hear the church bells ring? We'll live on In the empty spaces that we leave Singing my songs The day I'm gone