When we die i bet they'll haul a box into a pile of dirt 
 nothing in it but a sack of bones 
 and stuffy tie and shirt 
 as loved ones wish that we'd get up 
 and moan "this isn't fair!" 
 but you and me won't be there. 
    When i die, whatever you might say, 
 don't say i'm gone 
 gone is not the word for someone who finally found his way back home 
 gone is not the word for someone who finally found his way back home   
 Gone is not the word for someone who finally found his way back home 
 Gone is not the word for someone who finally found his way back home   
 Death, it doesn't scare me thinking that you're somewhere on your way 
 I can't go on pretending i might never see the day 
 it's not hard for me to picture 
 but makes me feel out of place 
 I hope i'm not afraid when i see you face to face   
 To some you're like a prison 
 When they've yet to taste freedom 
 and maybe you feel bitter 
 Because Jesus broke your kingdom 
 Once you were so powerful 
 and power made you happy 
 but now you're like a ferry boat 
 now you're like a taxi   
 when i die, whatever you might say 
 don't say i'm gone 
 gone is not the word for someone who finally found his way back home 
 gone is not the word for someone who finally found his way back home   
 gone is not the word for someone who finally found his way back home 
 gone is not the word for someone who finally found his way back home   
 gone is not the word for someone who finally found his way back home