When I got to heaven, lord,
dont ya know there was
no one there.
So I tipped my hat,
turned 'round and walked
back down the stairs.
Yeah, this world's full o' sinners,
but I was just too lonely there.

I could've had religion, now.
Could've read the good book
every night.
Could've been a preacher,
said my prayers and
chased the light.
Instead I went chasin' trouble.
Guess religion didn't suit me right.

They say every livin' man, now,
sooner or later,
has his day.
And it could come tomorrow,
or it could come when you're
old and gray.
I didnt think much about it.
I just kept doin' things my own way.

So when I got to heaven, now,
dont ya know there was
no one there.
So I tipped my hat.
Tipped my hat and walked
back down the stairs.
Yeah, this world's full o' sinners,
but I was just too lonely there.

I entered this maze long ago.
I was on a search,
For love and happiness.
Alas, it was not to be so.

The walls closed around me,
Trapping me on my own journey,
Stuck in my own mind.
Until you came looking for entry.

You brought help with you,
That golden string to guide.
But I didn’t want it,
To believe it was true.

I thought you were the same,
Just like everyone else.
Looking for treasure,
Not willing to learn my name.

I drove myself mad,
Burrowed deeper into the labyrinth.
I scared you away,
And lost the only friend I had.

I love him
I tell myself
I know that
We will be together forever
I don’t believe that
We could be separated
My thoughts tell me that
He’s the love of my life
Sometimes my heart lies and says
I could live an eternity
Without him
Like my friends say
“We’re perfect for each other”
And you can’t tell me
He’s not the one.

Now read from bottom to top.

Never forget those you have killed
Never avert your eyes from death
For they will never forget the ones
Who ceased their final breath

“Your friend is there
Within the walls
Amongst the smoke that rises
And the ash that falls”