If I Die Young(feat. Joe Whitaker) - Various Artists

[00:00.91]If I die young bury me in satin
[00:04.66]Lay me down on a bed of roses
[00:08.16]Sink me in the river at dawn
[00:11.73]Send me away with the words of a love song
[00:17.73]Oh oh oh oh
[00:22.73]Lord make me a rainbow I'll shine down on my mother
[00:26.35]She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors oh and
[00:31.66]Life ain't always what you think it ought to be no
[00:35.23]Ain't even grey but she buries her baby
[00:38.97]The sharp knife of a short life well
[00:46.53]I've had just enough time
[00:52.16]If I die young bury me in satin
[00:55.85]Lay me down on a bed of roses
[00:59.34]Sink me in the river at dawn
[01:03.03]Send me away with the words of a love song
[01:08.22]The sharp knife of a short life well
[01:15.60]I've had just enough time
[01:21.35]And I'll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
[01:25.97]I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
[01:30.22]I've never known the loving of a man
[01:33.04]But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
[01:37.22]There's a boy here in town says he'll love my forever
[01:40.91]Who would have thought forever could be severed by
[01:44.84]The sharp knife of a short life well
[01:51.97]I've had just enough time
[02:13.78]So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
[02:19.04]What I never did is done
[02:22.60]A penny for my thoughts oh no I'll sell them for a dollar
[02:27.29]There worth so much more after I'm a goner
[02:30.73]And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singing
[02:34.79]Funny when your dead how people start listening
[02:47.10]If I die young bury me in satin
[02:50.79]Lay me down on a bed of roses
[02:53.92]Sink me in the river at dawn
[02:58.04]Send me away with the words of a love song
[03:02.54]Oh oh
[03:04.42]The ballad of a dove
[03:07.79]Go with peace and love
[03:10.10]Gather up your tears keep em in your pocket
[03:13.72]Save them for a time when your really gonna need them oh
[03:17.78]The sharp knife of a short life well
[03:25.03]I've had just enough time
[03:31.59]So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls