For when I die and when I'm ashes
And no more songs I can repeat
Whoever's singin' at my funeral
Had better learn to move their feet

'Cause when I die right around forty
And when my fuse has reached its end
You best believe we'll all be drinkin'
Now don't ask why, but maybe when

Some people croak it and then everyone chokes
On bitter tears, oh lord why'd he have to go?
But when I stroll I think we'll all probably know that I was
Due any time I mean you can't live that hard for long, so

When I die
And when I'm buried
Come watch me sink into the ground
Forget the dirt, just drain a bottle
And if they ask, just say I've drowned

For when I die and when it's over
And all my friends are left behind
I wouldn't doubt that they'll be jealous
They'll have to do more work than I

Some people croak it and then everyone chokes
On bitter tears, oh lord why'd he have to go?
But when I stroll I think we'll all probably know that I was
Due any time I mean you can't live that hard for long

So when I die
And when I'm sober
There'll be more stories left to write
Take up my pen
And get to scriblin'
Puncture your silence kill your fright

For when I die (for when I die)
For when I die (for when I die)
For when I die (for when I die)
For when I die (for when I die)

I'm only goin' over Jordan
I'm only goin' over home