Before the Devil Knows We're Dead

Well, he was pushin' 80, but he acted 22

He could laugh and drink just like his grandchildren would do

There was square hay on the meadow, second cutting of the year

Well, his summer work was over once they got the pasture cleared

They were drinkin' on the big bluff across the river from the field

Well, he walked up to the edge and threw a stone in and he kneeled

And he looked down at the water, said, "Boys, I'm goin' in"

They were cheerin' when he jumped, but he did not come up again

Well, raise another round, boys, and have another glass

Be thankful for today, knowin' it'll never last

Still, let's leave the world laughin' when our eulogies are read

May we all get to Heaven 'fore the Devil knows we're dead

May we all get to Heaven 'fore the Devil knows we're dead

Well, it was 20 after midnight and they were goin' 85

She was barely out of high school, wantin' bad to feel alive

In just a two-lane stretch of blacktop, a snaky stretch of road

Well, the wind blew through the wing vents

It was clear and fresh and cold

Well, the driver killed the headlights and he put the throttle down

When they hit the railroad crossing, they were five feet off the ground

Just a-screamin' through the midnight till they came down again

Well, the front tire hit a bar ditch, they went end over end

Well, raise another round, boys, and have another glass

Be thankful for today, knowin' it'll never last

Still, let's leave the world laughin' when our eulogies are read

May we all get to Heaven 'fore the Devil knows we're dead

May we all get to Heaven 'fore the Devil knows we're dead

Well, I'm 28 years old now, I was born in '84

And I've been free as I can be, and I won't ask for any more

So let the fiddle play a hoedown after I've drawn my last breath

Well, tell everyone I know that I loved them all to death

And raise another round, boys, and have another glass

Be thankful for today, knowin' it'll never last

Still, let's leave the world laughin' when our eulogies are read

May we all get to Heaven 'fore the Devil knows we're dead

May we all get to Heaven 'fore the Devil knows we're dead

May we all get to Heaven 'fore the Devil knows we're dead

May we all get to Heaven 'fore the Devil knows we're dead