I'm not scared of dyin'
And I don't really care
If it's peace you find in dyin'
Well then let the time be near

Just bundle up my coffin
'Cause its cold way down there
And when I die
And when I'm gone

i wont really die
the memories i carry
will live on

My troubles are many
They're deep as a well

I swear there ain't no heaven
And I pray there ain't no hell
But I'll never know by livin'
Only my dyin' will tell

And when I die
And when I'm gone

i wont really die
the memories i carry
will live on

Give me my freedom
For as long as I be

All I ask of livin'
Is to have no chains on me

All I ask of livin'
Is to have no chains on me
And all I ask of dyin'
Is to go naturally

And when I die
And when I'm gone

i wont really die
the memories i carry
will live on

I have had joys
I have had sorrows

but the bad times are forgotten
all i have now are pleasant memories

of the love we shared