Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sturgill Simpson
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sturgill Simpson
Songwriter
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh the dead don't die anymore than you or I
They're just ghosts inside a dream
Of a life that we don't own
They walk around sometimes
Never payin' any mind to the silly lives we lead
Or the reapin' we've all sown
[Verse 2]
There's a cup of coffee waiting on every corner
Someday we're gonna wake up and find the corner's gone
But the dead will still be walking 'round this ol' world alone
Well, after life is over, the afterlife goes on
[Verse 3]
There'll be old friends walking 'round in a somewhat familiar town
That you saw once when you looked up from your phone
Nobody bothers saying hi, you can save all your goodbyes
Stop trying to pretend that we're all not alone
[Verse 4]
And the streets look so empty in the morning
There'll be no one out at night for the lights to shine down on
But the dead will still be walking 'round and this ol' world alone
Oh well, after life is over, the afterlife goes on
[Verse 5]
Hearts break when loved ones journey on
At the thought that they're now forever gone
So we tell ourselves they're all still around us all the time
Gone but not forgotten, just memories left behind
[Verse 6]
But the dead will still be walking 'round and this ol' world alone
Oh well, after life is over, the afterlife goes on
Oh well, after life is over, the afterlife goes on
Written by: Sturgill Simpson