Josh Rister - Before I Die

(Verse 1)
Before I die, I want to play The Opry
I don’t expect to headline, an opener will do
It’s an arbitrary goal, but a goal nonetheless
May or may not happen, but what can ya do?

Before I die, I’d like to write a perfect song
One that even I can’t pick apart
I don’t know what it’d be about, hills, or time, or something
As long as it comes from the heart

(Chorus)
Because death comes for us all, and I accept it
I punched into the clock and it’s winding down
But there’s too much going for me to end up
Laying in that casket with a frown

(Verse 2)
Before I die, I’m gonna' have me some children
And raise them up the best that I know how
Somebody’s gotta' do all the stuff I couldn’t finish
And I’ve got to pass on my eyebrows

Before I die, I’ve got to plant her tea trees
And have a cup each morning when we’re old
After six or seven sweet decades together
Of warming her up when she’s cold
(Chorus)
Because death comes for us all, and I accept it
I punched into the clock and I’m winding down
But there’s too much going for me to end up
Laying in that casket with a frown

I won’t be laying in that casket with a frown