People Die Lyrics

people die, it's the facts

so there i said it, now you can relax

how's my mom? pretty bad

you asked and now i bet you wish you never had



people die, la de da

it gives the day a certain je ne sais quoi

so you grieve for a spell

and you do the wake, you wish the family well



people die, there they go

you cannot say i did not tell you so..



someday we'll be old and we'll read obituary pages like

the sports

and we'll see our old friend's name and will it hurt?

well yeah - of course, then we'll sigh

and we'll pick up the crosswords 'cos people die



people die, its the truth

you can't be weird, you can't be too aloof

but it's weird, folks get freaked

and the confidential memos all get leaked



people die, what i say?

you tell yourself you're with it come what may..



someday we'll be old and we'll do funerals like every

single day, oh yeah

we'll see the children laughing

and we'll think how you wore shades 'cos you won't cry

then you go hit the white zin 'cos people die



believe it or not, i'm trying to cheer you up

i can see it's not succeeding

'cos nobody here's got what you're needing

you're standing at the station and you don't know

what's inside



here's your ticket, now ride

here's your ticket