If I Die Young Songtext / Lyric

If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river, at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song uh oh uh oh



Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother

She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors

Oh, and life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no

Ain't even gray, but she buries her baby



The sharp knife of a short life

Well, I've had just enough time



If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river, at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song



The sharp knife of a short life

Well, I've had just enough time






And I'll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom

I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger

I've never known the loving of a woman

But it sure felt nice when she was holding my hand



There's a girl here in town, says she'll love me forever

Who would have thought forever could be severed by

The sharp knife of a short life

Well, I've had just enough time



A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell 'em for a dollar

They're worth so much more after I'm a goner



And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singing

Funny, when you're dead how people start listenin'

If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river, at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river, at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life

Well, I've had just enough time

If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down...

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