Eraserheads Lyrics

"Poorman's Grave"

I know a man who had nothing

He was a poor man all his life

He lived in a shack by the roadside

With starving kids and a loving wife

He went to church every Sunday

He prays from morning until night, he said

Good Lord, why have you forsaken me

When everything I did I thought was right

Now my life's coming to an end

There's only one thing I'm wishing for

All my days I have never sinned

So I hope you won't ignore

What I'm asking for...

Oh, honey, when I die

Dress me up in a coat and tie

Give my feet a pair of shoes

That I haven't wore in a long time

Put me in a golden box

Not a cross on a pile of rocks

Bury me where the grass is green

And the gates are shining

Oh-oh, honey, when I die

Give me a bed of roses where I could lie

I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved

'Cause I don't wanna lie in a poor man's grave

I know a man who had nothing

He dreamed of satin sheets all his life

He lived and worked like a dog

Licking every boot he sees just to survive

He comes home drunk every night

Wakes up the kids and talks to his wife

He said, "Hone, y you have been so good to me

I only wish we had a better life"

And now my lifes coming to an end

There's only one thing I'm wishing for

All my days I have lived in shame

So I hope you won't ignore

Just what I'm asking for

Oh, honey, when I die

Dress me up in a coat and tie

Give my feet a pair of shoes

That I haven't wore in a long time

Put me in a golden box

Not a cross on a pile of rocks

Bury me where the grass is green

And the gates are shining

Oh-oh, honey, when I die

Give me a bed of roses where I could lie

I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved

'Cause I don't wanna lie in a poor man's (poor man's grave)

Oh-oh, honey, when I die

Give me a bed of roses where I could lie

I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved

'Cause I don't wanna lie in a poor man's grave