PAUL SIMON - The Afterlife lyrics

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After I died and the makeup had dried

I went back to my place

No moon that night, but a heavenly light

Shown on my face

Still I thought it was odd there was no sign of God

Just to usher me in

Then a voice from above sugarcoated with love

Said, "Let us begin"

You got to fill out a form first

And then you wait in the line

You got to fill out a form first

And then you wait in the line

Okay, new kid in school

Got to follow the rule

You got to learn the routine

Whoa! There's a girl over there

With the sunshiny hair like a homecoming queen

I said "Hey, what'cha say, it's a glorious day

By the way, how long you been dead?"

Maybe you, maybe me, maybe baby makes three

But she just shook her head

You got to fill out a form first

And then you wait in the line

You got to fill out a form first

And then you wait in the line

Buddha and Moses and all the noses

From narrow to flat

Had to stand in the line

Just to glimpse the divine

What'cha think about that?

Well, it seems like our fate

To suffer and wait for the knowledge we seek

It's all His design

No one cuts in the line

No one here likes a sneak

You got to fill out a form first

And then you wait in the line

You got to fill out a form first

And then you wait in the line

After you climb up the ladder of time

The Lord God is near

Face-to-face in the vastness of space

Your words disappear

And you feel like you're swimming in an ocean of love

And the current is strong

But all that remains when you try to explain

Is a fragment of song

Lord, is it Be Bop a Lula? Or ooh Papa Doo?

Lord, Be Bop a Lula? Or ooh Papa Doo?

Be Bop a Lula