Band Perry - If I Die Young lyrics

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If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

Oh oh oh oh

Lord make me rainbow

I'll shine down on my mother

She'll know I'm safe with you

when she stands under my colors

Oh and life aint always what you think it oughta be no

She ain't even gray and she buries her baby

Oh the sharp knife of a short life

Well I've had just enough time

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If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life

Well I've had just enough time

And I'll be wearing white

when I come into your kingdom

I'm as green as the the ring on my little cold finger

I've never known the lovin' of a man

But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand

There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever

Who would have thought forever could be severed by

The sharp knife of a short life

Well I've had just enough time

So put on your best boys

and I'll wear my pearls

But I never did this time.

A penny for my thoughts

oh no I'll sell 'em for a dollar

They're worth so much more after I'm a goner

And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been singin'

Funny when you're dead how people start listening

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Oh oh the ballad of a dove

go with peace and love

Gather up your tears

keep them in your pocket

Save them for a time

when you're really gonna need them

Oh oh the sharp knife of a short life

Well I've had just enough time

So put on your best boys

and I'll wear my pearls

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