Song Description
A type of funeral dirge lamenting the death of the writer's father.
| Song Length |
5:47 |
Genre |
Unique - Unclassified |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Mood |
Moving |
| Subject |
Sadness |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
TAKE ME AWAY FROM THIS GRAVESIDE
TAKE ME AWAY FROM THIS MAN
FREE ME AT LAST FROM HIS JUDGEMENT
I'M DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN
NEVER LOOKED DOWN ON ME KINDLY
LEASTWISE NOT SO THAT I'D SEE
NEVER A SMILE OR A KIND WORD WAS SAID
JUST WHY CAN'T YOU BE MORE LIKE ME
THE DAY MY FATHER DIED...
SOMETHING STIRRED INSIDE
BUT THE MAN AT THE GRAVE NEVER CRIED...
FOR THE MAN IN THE BOX BY HIS SIDE
YOU CAN PRAY EVERY NIGHT TO YOUR MAKE BELIEVE FRIEND
MIGHT AS WELL BE THE MAN IN THE MOON
IF THE PROMISE OF LIFE AFTER DEATH IS IS YOUR PRIZE
IS THAT WHY YOU'RE LEAVING SO SOON
AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH LIVING THE HERE AND THE NOW
ASK YOUR GOD IF HE WON'T SET YOU FREE
AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH TAKING THE TIME TO BE YOU
IS IT SO HARD TO LET ME BE ME
THE DAY MY FATHER DIED...
SOMETHING STIRRED INSIDE
BUT THE MAN AT THE GRAVE NEVER CRIED...
FOR THE MAN IN THE BOX BY HIS SIDE