Undertaker

In the morning when you rise
Singing sweet songs, your alibis
What’s coming to you is coming fast
Just call me later when later’s last
Gashes to ashes, crust to dust
Love who you will while you can — i know you must
I’m part dead man, I’m a heavy weight
I’m the undertaker, I’m your certain fate
I known betrayal of the ruinous kind
Burned my family’s business down
Was left behind
Hustled with mercy
Said «Take me fast!»
He said I’ll call you later, when later’s last.
Shaking hands, formaldehyde
One can ready the dead for the ground
But not a love for dying.
Gashes to ashes, crust to dust
Take what you will while you can,
no I won’t fuss
I’ve lost my title, my present’s past
Just call me later, when later’s last
So come the morning you gotta leave in haste
Running to another lover for your words to waste on
I know you, child — you’ll be coming back
I’m the undertaker, I’m gonna hold you last.