What will they say when I am gone
What will they say when I am gone
I know I stand before you boring and full grown
But if their memories are long
I did some shitty things when I was pretty young
So what will they say when I am gone
When all the people gather round
Please ask the woman with a frown
Don't ask that dude who's smiling dancing on my grave
He's probably from the early days
Or ask the man who's shedding tears
We must have met in recent years
But not a word from all the ladies slapping hands
I think they knew a different man
What will they say when I am gone
What will they say when I am gone
I know I stand before you boring and full grown
But if their memories are long
I did some shitty things when I was pretty young
So what will they say when I am gone
That drunken dame banging a gong
I think I might have done her wrong
But anybody kneeling down to pray
Must just've met me yesterday
Cause I don't hurt much anymore
But I'm a sinner to the core
And anyone who really knows me well
Has thought "yeah he might go to hell"
What will they say when I am gone
What will they say when I am gone
I know I stand before you boring and full grown
But if their memories are long
I did some shitty things when I was pretty young
So what will they say when I am gone