you know
what scares me?
dyin' alone
and lonely.
hell of a way ta' be.

when i die
will anyone cry?
will anyone try
ta' bury me?
will anyone be there
ta' mourn what used ta' be?

when i'm dead
will anyone know?
will anyone show
up ta' claim my body?
or will i just be
somebody
no one wants ta' see?

it does scare me.
when i die
will anyone care?
will anyone be there?
will anyone cry?

if i was dead
a day or two
is there anyone who'd knew
i was thru?
anyone that'd do
what has ta' be done?
do that part
that ain't no fun.

maybe a daughter
or a son?
wouldn't be a wife.
not in this life,
already had 2
already been thru
that strife.
hell, cut's like a knife.

or when i'm dead
will it just be me?
a book nobody read.
a story nobody said.
i'd just be dead.

you know what scares me?
dyin' alone
& lonely.

would anyone cry?
i wonder why.