You want to be buried in a cardboard box
And that's one step too far for me
You deserve a golden chest with ivory handles
I'll make sure I'm alive long enough to see
When the worms come up to feed on you I'll be waiting in the wings
Bring you flowers to impress in the spring
But if you want to be buried in a cardboard box then that is fine with me
But how do you know I'll keep that wish
Hold on to that certainty, yeah
What if I go first
What if I'm forgotten
What if I go first
What if I'm forgotten
What if I'm forgotten
What if I go first
What if I'm forgotten
What if I go first
I want a golden chest with ivory handles
I want to be buried next to the king
In a room of treasures guarded by snakes
In a world of motionless heavenly sin
I want a golden chest with ivory handles
I want to be buried next to the king
In a room of treasures, guarded by snakes
In a world of motionless heavenly sin
You want to be buried in a cardboard box
And that's one step too far for me
A golden chest
With ivory handles
With a military send off at the sea
At the sea
At the sea
I'll make sure I'm alive long enough to see