Eraserheads Lyrics
“Poorman’s Grave”
I know a man who had nothing
He was a poor man all his life
He lived in a shack by the roadside
With starving kids and a loving wife
He went to church every Sunday
He prays from morning until night, he said
Good Lord, why have you forsaken me
When everything I did I thought was right
Now my life’s coming to an end
There’s only one thing I’m wishing for
All my days I have never sinned
So I hope you won’t ignore
What I’m asking for…
Oh, honey, when I die
Dress me up in a coat and tie
Give my feet a pair of shoes
That I haven’t wore in a long time
Put me in a golden box
Not a cross on a pile of rocks
Bury me where the grass is green
And the gates are shining
Oh-oh, honey, when I die
Give me a bed of roses where I could lie
I’m gonna use up all the money that I saved
‘Cause I don’t wanna lie in a poor man’s grave
I know a man who had nothing
He dreamed of satin sheets all his life
He lived and worked like a dog
Licking every boot he sees just to survive
He comes home drunk every night
Wakes up the kids and talks to his wife
He said, “Hone, y you have been so good to me
I only wish we had a better life”
And now my lifes coming to an end
There’s only one thing I’m wishing for
All my days I have lived in shame
So I hope you won’t ignore
Just what I’m asking for
Oh, honey, when I die
Dress me up in a coat and tie
Give my feet a pair of shoes
That I haven’t wore in a long time
Put me in a golden box
Not a cross on a pile of rocks
Bury me where the grass is green
And the gates are shining
Oh-oh, honey, when I die
Give me a bed of roses where I could lie
I’m gonna use up all the money that I saved
‘Cause I don’t wanna lie in a poor man’s (poor man’s grave)
Oh-oh, honey, when I die
Give me a bed of roses where I could lie
I’m gonna use up all the money that I saved
‘Cause I don’t wanna lie in a poor man’s grave