If I Die Young - Michael Henry

If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

Lord make me a rainbow

I'll shine down on my mother

She'll know I'm safe with you

When she stands under my colors oh

Life ain't always what you think it ought to be no

Ain't even grey but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life

I've had just enough time

If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life

I've had just enough time

I'll be wearing white when

I come into your kingdom

I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger

I've never known the lovin' of a woman

But it sure felt nice

When she was holding my hand

There's a girl here in town says

She'll love my forever

Who would have thought

Forever could be severed by

The sharp knife of a short life well

I've had just enough time

A penny for my thoughts oh no

I'll sell them for a dollar

They're worth so much more after I'm a goner

And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singing

Funny when your dead how people start listening

If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life well

I've had just enough time

If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down