Please Don't Lay Me Down

Verse 1

When my day is over and the dark night falls

Please don't sing a sad song over me

Gather by the river for a last farewell

To say a prayer and set my spirit free

Chorus 1:

Please don't lay me down in the quiet empty spaces

Please don't lay me down where I'm all alone

Tell my friends and neighbors that I'm going away forever

Tell my family that I'm headed home

Solo

Bridge:

Once I was a young man, like a green and growing tree

Standing tall I cast my shadow wide

But winter's cold has chilled my bones

And stilled my reverie

And all I feel is emptiness inside

Verse 2:

Raise my body to the sky so I can see the stars

Let me see them shining down at me

Take the torch and let me feel its warmth and energy

Let me shine for all the world to see

Chorus 2:

Please don't lay me down where the howling wind will find me

Please don't lay me down in the cold hard ground

Let me light the way to my final destination

Let my ashes scatter all around

Chorus 3:

Please don't lay me down in that silent row of headstones

Please don't lay me down where the cold rain falls

Place me on a bed made of brightly glowing embers

Let me shine my light for one and all