Rock That Says My Name

I talk to the people that lie beneath these stones

Imagining they listen makes me feel less alone

I pick up the broken flowers, sometimes I dig a hole

To welcome in the new ones, introduce them to the old

Well, I can use a chisel and a polisher the same

I'll put anything you'd like to say under a name

And I'll put on my suit, make sure my tie is straight

Lend a hand to the mourning, sending loved ones on their way

Well, I ain't afraid of dying 'cause I know where I'll go

And there I'll live forever on the streets made of gold

Till then I'll keep on workin', you won't hear me complain

And everyday I'll tip my hat to the rock that says my name

Well, I hurried on out of high school in 1968

My wife and I picked out a spot right up by the gate

Well, it ain't much but every morning the sun shines on that ground

One of these days, when I clock out, that's where I'm laying down

Well I ain't afraid of dying 'cause I know where I'll go

And there I'll live forever on the streets made of gold

Till then I'll keep on workin', you won't hear me complain

And everyday I'll tip my hat to the rock that says my name

Oh, born in Alabama

June 1-9-5-0

Throw the dirt on top of me

Sow the seed and let it grow

Well I ain't afraid of dying 'cause I know where I'll go

And there I'll live forever on the streets made of gold

Till then I'll keep on workin', you won't hear me complain

And everyday I'll tip my hat to the rock that says my name

Someday, when I'm under it, I hope you'll do the same

Stop by sometime and tip your hat to the rock that says my name

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth

Where moth and rust doth corrupt

And where thieves break through and steal

But lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven

Where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt

And where thieves do not break through nor steal

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also