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Deathbed
A Am A/G# OR A/G# A/G Bb Bm Bm7
x02220 X02210 4X2400 4X2450 3X2400 X13331 X24432 X24232
C Cm C/G OR C/G C/E Cm/Eb D
X32010 X35543 332010 33555 032010 x6554x X0232
D/C# D/C D/F# D/F# Em7 F OR F G5
x4x232 X3X232 200232 200230 022030 133211 XX3211 320022
G Gm G/B Gm/Bb G/D OR G/D OR G/D
355433 355333 X2X022 X1X022 XX0022 X50322 XX0787
Intro:
F
I can smell the death on the sheets, covering me
C G
I can't believe this is the end
Chorus:
C F G Am
But this is my deathbed I lie here alone
C F G C
If I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home
Verse 1:
C Gm
The year was nineteen forty one I was
Bb F
Eight years old and Far far too young
C Gm
To know that the stories Of battles and glory
Bb F
Was a tale a kind mother made up for her son You see
C Gm
Dad was a traveling preacher
Bb F
Teaching the words of the Teacher
C Gm
But mother had sworn went off to the war
Bb F
And died there with honor somewhere on a beach there
Am A/G#
But he left once to never return
C/G D/F#
Which taught me that I should unlearn
Fmaj7 C/E
Whatever I thought a father should be
Cm D
I abandoned that thought Like he abandoned me
D D/C#
By forty seven I was fourteen
D/C G/B
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
Gm/B D/A
I smoked until I threw up
A A/G# A/G D/F#
Yet I still lit 'em up for thirty more years Like a machine
Fmaj7 C
So right there you have it
Fmaj7 C
That one filthy habit
Dm C G
Is what got me where I am today
Intro:
Fmaj7
I can smell the death on the sheets Covering me
C G
I can't believe this is the end
FamJ7
I can hear those sad memories Still haunting me
C G
So many things I'd do again
Chorus:
C F G Am
But this is my deathbed I lie here alone
C F G C
If I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home
Verse 2:
C Gm
I got married on my twenty first
Bb F
Eight months before my wife would give birth
C Gm
It's easier to be sure you love someone
Bb F
When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun
Am Am/G#
The union was far from harmonious
C/G D/F#
No two people could have been more alone than us
Fmaj7 C/E
The years would go by and she'd love someone else
Cm D
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself
D D/C# D/C
And there's your typical spiel Yeah, if life was a highway
G/B Gm/Bb D/A
I was drunk at the wheel I was helping the loose ends All fall apart
A A/G# A/G D/F#
Yeah I swear I was destined to fail And fail from the start
Fmaj7 C
I bowled about six times a week
Fmaj7 C
The bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
Fmaj7 C
The marriage had taken a seven-ten split
Dm C G
Along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids
Intro:
F
I can smell the death on the sheets covering me
G C
I can't believe this is the end
F
I can hear those sad memories still haunting me so many things
G C
I'd do again
Chorus:
C F G Am
But this is my deathbed I lie here alone
C F
If I close my eyes tonight
G C
I know I'll be home
Verse 3:
C Gm
I was so scared of Jesus but He sought me out
Bb F
Like the cancer in my lungs that's killing me now
C Gm
And I've given up hope on the days I have left
Bb F
But I cling to the hope of my life in the next
Am A/G#
Then Jesus showed up said "Before we go"
A/G D/F#
"I thought that we might reminisce"
Fmaj7 C/E
"See one night in your life When you turned out the light"
Cm/Eb D
"You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"
Bridge:
D Bm A
You cried wolf The tears they soaked your fur
G5 Em7
The blood dripped from your fangs
D A
You said, "What have I done?"
Em7 D Bm
You loved that lamb With every sinful bone
A G5 Em A
And there you wept alone Your heart was so contrite
Em7 D G5
You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
Em7 D G5
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Em D G5
Stay with me until my life is through
Em7 D G5
And on that day please take me home with you"
Intro:
G5
I can smell the death on the sheets covering me
D A
I can't believe this is the end
G5
I can hear You whisper to me, "It's time to leave
Bb D A
You'll never be lonely again"
Chorus:
D G5 A Bm
But this was my deathbed I died there alone
D G5 A G/D D G/D D repeat.
When I closed my eyes tonight You carried me home
Jon Foreman of Switchfoot sings, as the voice of Jesus:]
Outro:
D D/F# Bm7 G A
I am the Way follow Me and take My hand
D D/F# Bm7 A G
And I am the Truth, embrace Me and you'll understand
D D/F# D/C G
And I am the Light and for Me you'll live again
G A Bm G A Bm
For I am Love I am Love
D Em G A D
I----I , I am Love
------------------
version 2
F
I can smell the death on the sheets
F
Covering me
F F/G C
I can't believe this is the end
C F
But this is my deathbed
G Am
I lie here alone
C F
If I close my eyes tonight
G C
I know I'll be home
C G
The year was nineteen forty one
Bb
I was eight years old and
F
Far, far too young
C
To know that the stories
G
Of battles and glory
Bb
Was a tale a kind mother
F
Made up for her son
You see
C G
Dad was a traveling preacher
Bb F
Teaching the words of the Teacher
C
My mother had sworn he
G
Went off to the war
Bb
And died there with honor
F
Somewhere on a beach there
Am Ab
But he left once to never return
C/G D/F#
Which taught me that I should unlearn
F C
Whatever I thought a father should be
Eb
I abandoned that thought
D/F#
Like he abandoned me
D A/C#
By forty seven I was fourteen
C G
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
Bb D/A
I smoked until I threw up
A
Yet I still lit 'em up
Ab G
For thirty more years
D
Like a machine
F C
So right there you have it
F C
That one filthy habit
F/D C G
Is what got me where I am today
F
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
F/G C G
I can't believe this is the end
F
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
F/G C G
I'd do again
C F
But this is my deathbed
G Am
I lie here alone
C F
If I close my eyes tonight
G C
I know I'll be home
C G
I got married on my twenty first
Bb F
Eight months before my wife would give birth
C G
It's easier to be sure you love someone
Bb F
When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun
Am E/Ab
The union was far from harmonious
C/G D/F#
No two people could have been more alone than us
F C
The years would go by and she'd love someone else
Eb D/F#
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself
D A
From there it's your typical spiel
C
Yeah if life was a highway
G
I was drunk at the wheel
Bb
I was seeing the loose ends
D/A
All fall apart
A Ab G
Yeah I swear I was destined to fail
F# D
And fail from the start
F C
I bowled about six times a week
F C
The bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
F C
The marriage had taken a seven-ten split
F/D C G
And along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids
F
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
F/G C G
I can't believe this is the end
F
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
F/G C G
I'd do again
C F
But this is my deathbed
G Am
I lie here alone
C F
If I close my eyes tonight
G C
I know I'll be home
C
I was so scared of Jesus
G/D
But He sought me out
Bb
Like the cancer in my lungs
F
That's killing me now
C
And I've given up hope
G/D
On the days I have left
Bb
But I cling to the hope
F
Of my life in the next
Am
Then Jesus showed up
E/Ab
Said, "Before we go up
C/G D/F#
I thought that we might reminisce
F
See one night in your life
C
When you turned out the light
Eb D
You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"
D
You cried wolf
Bm A
The tears they soaked your fur
G Em
The blood dripped from your fangs
D A
You said, "What have I done?"
Em
You loved that Lamb
D Bm
With every sinful bone
A
And there you wept alone
G Em A
Your heart was so contrite
Em D G
You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
Em D G
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Em D G
Stay with me until my life is through
Em D G
And on that day please take me home with you"
G
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
D A
I can't believe this is the end
G
I can hear You whisper to me,
"It's time to leave
G/Bb D A
You'll never be lonely again"
D G
But this was my deathbed
A Bm
I died there alone
D G
When I closed my eyes tonight
A G/D D
You carried me home
During the instrumental, its all : G D
[Jon Foreman of Switchfoot sings]
D F#/D
I am the Way
Bm
Follow Me
G A
And take My hand
D F#/D
And I am the Truth
Bm A G
Embrace Me and you'll understand
D F#/D
And I am the Light
C G
And for Me you'll live again
G A Bm
For I am Love
G A Bm
I am Love
D/F# G G A D
I, I am Love
------------------
version 3
Capo 5
C
I can smell the death on the sheets
C
Covering me
C G
I can't believe this is the end
G C
But this is my deathbed
D Em
I lie here alone
G C
If I close my eyes tonight
D G
I know I'll be home
G Dm
The year was nineteen forty one
F
I was eight years old and
C
Far, far too young
G
To know that the stories
Dm
Of battles and glory
F
Was a tale a kind mother
C
Made up for her son
You see
G Dm
Dad was a traveling preacher
F C
Teaching the words of the Teacher
G
My mother had sworn he
Dm
Went off to the war
F
And died there with honor
C
Somewhere on a beach there
Em B
But he left once to never return
G A
Which taught me that I should unlearn
C G
Whatever I thought a father should be
A#
I abandoned that thought
A
Like he abandoned me
A A9
By forty seven I was fourteen
G D
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
Dm A
I smoked until I threw up
E
Yet I still lit 'em up
Emaj7 E7
For thirty more years
A
Like a machine
C G
So right there you have it
C G
That one filthy habit
Am G D
Is what got me where I am today
C
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
C G D
I can't believe this is the end
C
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me, So many things
C G D
I'd do again
G C
But this is my deathbed
D Em
I lie here alone
G C
If I close my eyes tonight
D G
I know I'll be home
G Dm
I got married on my twenty first
F C
Eight months before my wife would give birth
G Dm
It's easier to be sure you love someone
F C
When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun
Em B
The union was far from harmonious
G A
No two people could have been more alone than us
C G
The years would go by and she'd love someone else
A# A
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself
A A9
From there it's your typical spiel
G
Yeah if life was a highway
D
I was drunk at the wheel
Dm
I was seeing the loose ends
A
All fall apart
E Emaj7 E7
Yeah I swear I was destined to fail
A
And fail from the start
C G
I bowled about six times a week
C G
The bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
C G
The marriage had taken a seven-ten split
Am G D
And along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids
C
I can smell the death on the sheets, covering me
C G D
I can't believe this is the end
C
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
C G D
I'd do again
G C
But this is my deathbed
D Em
I lie here alone
G C
If I close my eyes tonight
D G
I know I'll be home
G
I was so scared of Jesus
Dm
But He sought me out
F
Like the cancer in my lungs
C
That's killing me now
G
And I've given up hope
Dm
On the days I have left
F
But I cling to the hope
C
Of my life in the next
Em
Then Jesus showed up
B
Said, "Before we go up
G A
I thought that we might reminisce
C
See one night in your life
G
When you turned out the light
A# A
You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"
A
You cried wolf
F#m E
The tears they soaked your fur
D Bm
The blood dripped from your fangs
A E
You said, "What have I done?"
Bm
You loved that Lamb
A F#m
With every sinful bone
E
And there you wept alone
Bm E
Your heart was so contrite
Bm A D
You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
Bm A D
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Bm A D
Stay with me until my life is through
Bm A D
And on that day please take me home with you"
D
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
A E
I can't believe this is the end
D
I can hear You whisper to me,
"It's time to leave
A E
You'll never be lonely again"
A D
But this was my deathbed
E F#m
I died there alone
A D
When I closed my eyes tonight
E D
You carried me home
Instrumental : (D A) x many times
[Jon Foreman]
A C#m
I am the Way
F#m
Follow Me
D E
And take My hand
A C#m
And I am the Truth
F#m D E
Embrace Me and you'll understand
A C#m
And I am the Light
G D
And for Me you'll live again
D E F#m
For I am Love
D E F#m
I am Love
A D D E A
I, I am Love
------------------
version 4
A Am A/Ab OR A/Ab A/G Bb Bm Bm7
x02220 X02210 4X2400 4X2450 3X2400 X13331 X24432 X24232
C Cm C/G OR C/G C/E Cm/Eb D
X32010 X35543 332010 33555 032010 x6554x X0232
D/C# D/C D/F# D/F# Em7 F OR F G5
x4x232 X3X232 200232 200230 022030 133211 XX3211 320022
G Gm G/B Gm/Bb G/D OR G/D OR G/D
355433 355333 X2X022 X1X022 XX0022 X50322 XX0787
F C G
I can smell the death on the sheets, covering me. I can't believe this is the end
C F G Am
But this is my deathbed I lie here alone
C F G C
If I close my eyes tonight I know I'll be home
C Gm Bb F
The year was 1941; I was eight years old and far far too young,
C Gm
To know that the stories of battles and glory,
Bb F
Was a tale a kind mother made up for her son.
C Gm Bb F
You see, Dad was a traveling preacher, teaching the words of the teacher.
C Gm
But Mother had sworn he went off to the war,
Bb F
And died there with honor, somewhere on a beach there
Am A/Ab C/G D/F#
But he left once to never return, which taught me that I should unlearn
Fmaj7 C/E
Whatever I thought a father should be
Cm D
I abandoned that thought like he abandoned me
D D/C# D/C G/B
By ’47, I was fourteen. I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
Gm/B D/A A A/Ab A/G D/F#
I smoked until I threw up, yet I still lit 'em up for thirty more years like a machine
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Dm C G
So right there you have it. That one filthy habit is what got me where I am today.
Fmaj7 C G
I can smell the death on the sheets covering me; I can't believe this is the end
Fmaj7 C G
I can hear those sad memories still haunting me, so many things I'd do again
C F G Am
But this is my deathbed, I lie here alone
C F G C
If I close my eyes tonight, I know I'll be home
C Gm Bb F
I got married on my twenty first. Eight months before my wife would give birth.
C Gm
It's easier to be sure you love someone,
Bb F
When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun.
Am Am/G#
The union was far from harmonious.
C/G D/F#
No two people could have been more alone than us.
Fmaj7 C/E
The years would go by and she'd love someone else,
Cm D
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself.
D D/C# D/C
And there's your typical spiel. Yeah, if life was a highway
G/B Gm/Bb D/A
I was drunk at the wheel. I was helping the loose ends, all fall apart.
A A/Ab A/G D/F#
Yeah I swear I was destined to fail, and fail from the start
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C
I bowled about six times a week. The bottle of Beam kept the memories from me.
Fmaj7 C
Our marriage had taken a seven-ten split
Dm C G
Along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids
F G C
I can smell the death on the sheets covering me. I can't believe this is the end
F G C
I can hear those sad memories still haunting me so many things, I'd do again
C F G Am
But this is my deathbed, I lie here alone
C F G C
If I close my eyes tonight, I know I'll be home
C Gm
I was so scared of Jesus, but He sought me out.
Bb F
Like the cancer in my lungs that's killing me now.
C Gm
And I've given up hope on the days I have left.
Bb F
But I cling to the hope of my life in the next.
Am A/Ab A/G D/F#
Then Jesus showed up said "Before we go, I thought that we might reminisce"
Fmaj7 C/E
"See one night in your life when you turned out the light"
Cm/Eb D
"You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"
D Bm A
You cried wolf. The tears they soaked your fur
G5 Em7 D A
The blood dripped from your fangs. You said, "What have I done?"
Em7 D Bm
You loved that lamb with every sinful bone
A G5 Em A
And there you wept alone your heart was so contrite
Em7 D G5 Em7 D G5
You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes, sanctify this withered heart of mine
Em D G5 Em7 D G5
Stay with me until my life is through, and on that day please take me home with you"
G5 D A
I can smell the death on the sheets, covering me. I can't believe this is the end.
G5 Bb D A
I can hear You whisper to me, "It's time to leave you'll never be lonely again.”
D G5 A Bm
But this was my deathbed, I died there alone.
D G5 A G/D D G/D D
When I closed my eyes tonight, You carried me home. (repeat)
D D/F# Bm7 G A
I am the Way follow Me and take My hand
D D/F# Bm7 A G
And I am the Truth, embrace Me and you'll understand.
D D/F# D/C G
And I am the Light and for Me, you'll live again.
G A Bm G A Bm
For I am Love. I am Love
D Em G A D
I----I, I am Love
------------------
version 5
Tuning: Standard
intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5~-------7-9-------7-9-------7-9---9-7-5--5~--------------------------|
D|--------5~-7~-----7~-7~-----7~-7~-----7~-------5~--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
But this is my deathbed
I lie here alone
If I close my eyes tonight
I know I'll be home
The year was nineteen forty one
I was eight years old and
Far far too young
To know that the stories
Of battles and glory
Was a tale a kind mother
Made up for her son
You see
Dad was a traveling preacher
Teaching the words of the Teacher
But mother had sworn
Went off to the war
And died there with honor
Somewhere on a beach there
But he left once to never return
Which taught me that I should unlearn
Whatever I thought a father should be
I abandoned that thought
Like he abandoned me
By forty seven I was fourteen
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
I smoked until I threw up
Yet I still lit 'em up for thirty more years
Like a machine
So right there you have it
That one filthy habit
Is what got me where I am today
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
I'd do again
But this is my deathbed
I lie here alone
If I close my eyes tonight
I know I'll be home
I got married on my twenty first
Eight months before my wife would give birth
It's easier to be sure you love someone
When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun
The union was far from harmonious
No two people could have been more alone than us
The years would go by and she'd love someone else
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself
From there it's your typical spiel
Yeah if life was a highway
I was drunk at the wheel
I was helping the loose ends
All fall apart
Yeah I swear I was destined to fail
And fail from the start
I bowled about six times a week
The bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
Our marriage had taken a seven-ten split
Along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
I'd do again
But this is my deathbed
I lie here alone
If I close my eyes tonight
I know I'll be home
I was so scared of Jesus
But He sought me out
Like the cancer in my lungs
That's killing me now
And I've given up hope
On the days I have left
But I cling to the hope
Of my life in the next
Then Jesus showed up
Said "Before we go"
"I thought that we might reminisce"
"See one night in your life"
"When you turned out the light"
"You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"
You cried wolf
The tears they soaked your fur
The blood dripped from your fangs
You said, "What have I done?"
You loved that lamb
With every sinful bone
And there you wept alone
Your heart was so contrite
You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Stay with me until my life is through
And on that day please take me home with you"
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
I can hear You whisper to me,
"It's time to leave
You'll never be lonely again"
But this was my deathbed
I died there alone
When I closed my eyes tonight
You carried me home
[Jon Foreman of Switchfoot sings, as the voice of Jesus:]
I am the Way
Follow Me
And take My hand
And I am the Truth
Embrace Me and you'll understand
And I am the Light
And for Me you'll live again
For I am Love
I am Love
I, I am Love
------------------
version 6
e|--1-0--------------------------------------0--0--|
B|------1-----3-5-----3-5------3-5---5-3-1---1--0--|
G|--------0-2-----2-2-----2-2------2---------0--4--|
D|-------------------------------------------2--5--|
A|-------------------------------------------3--5--|
E|-------------------------------------------x--3--|
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
But this is my deathbed
I lie here alone
If I close my eyes tonight
I know I'll be home
The year was nineteen forty one
I was eight years old and
Far far too young
To know that the stories
Of battles and glory
Was a tale a kind mother
Made up for her son
You see
Dad was a traveling preacher
Teaching the words of the Teacher
But mother had sworn
Went off to the war
And died there with honor
Somewhere on a beach there
But he left once to never return
Which taught me that I should unlearn
Whatever I thought a father should be
I abandoned that thought
Like he abandoned me
By forty seven I was fourteen
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
I smoked until I threw up
Yet I still lit 'em up for thirty more years
Like a machine
So right there you have it
That one filthy habit
Is what got me where I am today
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
I'd do again
But this is my deathbed
I lie here alone
If I close my eyes tonight
I know I'll be home
I got married on my twenty first
Eight months before my wife would give birth
It's easier to be sure you love someone
When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun
The union was far from harmonious
No two people could have been more alone than us
The years would go by and she'd love someone else
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself
From there it's your typical spiel
Yeah if life was a highway
I was drunk at the wheel
I was helping the loose ends
All fall apart
Yeah I swear I was destined to fail
And fail from the start
I bowled about six times a week
The bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
Our marriage had taken a seven-ten split
Along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
I'd do again
But this is my deathbed
I lie here alone
If I close my eyes tonight
I know I'll be home
I was so scared of Jesus
But He sought me out
Like the cancer in my lungs
That's killing me now
And I've given up hope
On the days I have left
But I cling to the hope
Of my life in the next
Then Jesus showed up
Said "Before we go"
"I thought that we might reminisce"
"See one night in your life"
"When you turned out the light"
"You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"
You cried wolf
The tears they soaked your fur
The blood dripped from your fangs
You said, "What have I done?"
You loved that lamb
With every sinful bone
And there you wept alone
Your heart was so contrite
You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Stay with me until my life is through
And on that day please take me home with you"
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
I can hear You whisper to me,
"It's time to leave
You'll never be lonely again"
But this was my deathbed
I died there alone
When I closed my eyes tonight
You carried me home
[Jon Foreman of Switchfoot sings, as the voice of Jesus:]
I am the Way
Follow Me
And take My hand
And I am the Truth
Embrace Me and you'll understand
And I am the Light
And for Me you'll live again
For I am Love
I am Love
I, I am Love
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I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
But this is my deathbed
I lie here alone
If I close my eyes tonight
I know I'll be home
The year was nineteen forty one
I was eight years old and
Far far too young
To know that the stories
Of battles and glory
Was a tale a kind mother
Made up for her son
You see
Dad was a traveling preacher
Teaching the words of the Teacher
But mother had sworn
Went off to the war
And died there with honor
Somewhere on a beach there
But he left once to never return
Which taught me that I should unlearn
Whatever I thought a father should be
I abandoned that thought
Like he abandoned me
By forty seven I was fourteen
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
I smoked until I threw up
Yet I still lit 'em up for thirty more years
Like a machine
So right there you have it
That one filthy habit
Is what got me where I am today
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
I'd do again
But this is my deathbed
I lie here alone
If I close my eyes tonight
I know I'll be home
I got married on my twenty first
Eight months before my wife would give birth
It's easier to be sure you love someone
When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun
The union was far from harmonious
No two people could have been more alone than us
The years would go by and she'd love someone else
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself
From there it's your typical spiel
Yeah if life was a highway
I was drunk at the wheel
I was helping the loose ends
All fall apart
Yeah I swear I was destined to fail
And fail from the start
I bowled about six times a week
The bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
Our marriage had taken a seven-ten split
Along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
I can hear those sad memories
Still haunting me
So many things
I'd do again
But this is my deathbed
I lie here alone
If I close my eyes tonight
I know I'll be home
I was so scared of Jesus
But He sought me out
Like the cancer in my lungs
That's killing me now
And I've given up hope
On the days I have left
But I cling to the hope
Of my life in the next
Then Jesus showed up
Said "Before we go"
"I thought that we might reminisce"
"See one night in your life"
"When you turned out the light"
"You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"
You cried wolf
The tears they soaked your fur
The blood dripped from your fangs
You said, "What have I done?"
You loved that lamb
With every sinful bone
And there you wept alone
Your heart was so contrite
You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Stay with me until my life is through
And on that day please take me home with you"
I can smell the death on the sheets
Covering me
I can't believe this is the end
I can hear You whisper to me,
"It's time to leave
You'll never be lonely again"
But this was my deathbed
I died there alone
When I closed my eyes tonight
You carried me home
[Jon Foreman of Switchfoot sings, as the voice of Jesus:]
I am the Way
Follow Me
And take My hand
And I am the Truth
Embrace Me and you'll understand
And I am the Light
And for Me you'll live again
For I am Love
I am Love
I, I am Love
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