Let me die in a heartbeat, not slow and steady Let me die in my sleep when I'm good & ready Let me die in the ocean, you can bury me at sea Let me die in a coat train, you can burn my body Let me die in the dessert, in the sea of sand Let me die in the pleasure of a one night stand Let me die in the forest with the first spring thaw Let me die in the chorus, with a hallelujah ‘Cause I don't wanna wake up losing altitude I don't want to wake up, whispering the blues I don't wanna wake up, what else can I do? I don't want to wake up if it ain't next to you Let me die in my new suit, I want to look my best Let me die maybe real soon, I could use the rest Let me die in a bar fight with a broken nose Let me die in spotlight, you could pick my pose ‘Cause I don't wanna wake up losing altitude
I don't want to wake up, whispering the blues I don't wanna wake up, what else can I do? I don't want to wake up if it ain't next to you When the trumpet sounds, (when the trumpet sounds) They gon'na lay me down (they gon'na lay me down) In a long white gown (in a long white gown) Slowly lower me underground Let me die on a Sunday for to stay outta hell Let me die on the subway, could they even tell? Let me die when the war ends, you could paint my face Let me die in New Orleans, I wan'na march with ‘em saints ‘Cause I don't wanna wake up losing altitude I don't want to wake up, whispering the blues I don't wanna wake up, what else can I do? I don't want to wake up if it ain't next to you I don't want to wake up if it ain't next to you