When I go don't bury me in some old timer's suit
Cause you know Sunday's best never fit on me
Strike a match, light me up, everybody raise your cup
Send me off to the lord in my blue jeans
Someday I'll be going away
To that final destination, beyond them pearly gates
Before I do promise me this day
You'll let me go let me go my own way
When I go don't bury me in some old timer's suit
Cause you know Sunday's best never fit on me
Strike a match, light me up, everybody raise your cup
Send me off to the lord in my blue jeans
A day will come when I'll meet the lamb
I'll see him face to face, in that promised land
I'll walk right up and shake his holy hand
As I am, as I am, as I am
When I go don't bury me in some old timer's suit
Cause you know Sunday's best never fit on me
Strike a match, light me up, everybody raise your cup
Send me off to the lord in my blue jeans
One day you'll be waiving to me
As I stumble across the Jordan, into eternity
But before I go, before the day of my reprieve
Let's eat, drink, laugh, dance and sing
When I go don't bury me in some old timer's suit
Cause you know Sunday's best never fit on me
Strike a match, light me up, everybody raise your cup
Send me off to the lord in my blue jeans
credits
from When I Go,
released August 12, 2013
Lyrics by Joel Henderson
Music by Joel Henderson and Bill Mallers
Produced by Joel T. Henderson & The Forty-Gallon Baptists
Engineered by Kevin Ratterman
Executive Produced by Jeff Grantham
Recorded, mixed and Mastered by Kevin Ratterman at La La Land in Louisville, Kentucky
Alex Petersen: Fiddle, vocals
Aaron Vowels: Vocals
Chelsea Flint: Vocals
Daniel Sturdevant: Lead guitar, vocals
Eli Hall: Pedal steel
Joel Henderson: Acoustic guitar, vocals
Joshua Watkins: Vocals
Matt Scobee: Bass guitar
Peter Klarman: Drum set, tambourine, vocals
Russ Wallace: Piano, vocals
Heartfelt lyrics and wit are at the core of many singer-songwriters, but the ability to translate feelings to others is
where Joel Henderson sets himself apart. With true-to-self lyrics and timeless melodies, Henderson combines folk, country, blues, gospel, and classic pop with equal reverence....more
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