When I'm gone don't shut me in some lightless box with a pillow for my head I won't be sleeping long
And leave the flowers be! They're far more beautiful when they're not torn up and strewn all over me
Don't lock me in the waiting room - it's full of people I don't know and then we'll both be lonely when you can't come back soon
When I'm gone burn your grief away with me so all that's left is joyous love and the fire to carry on
Then free as air my soul will roam delighting in the stars, each blade of grass, each cloudy day all earth and heaven my home
But should you ever pause in fondest memory and whisper: "would that you were here" well then of course I'll head straight over so we can sit and we can be