Dearly Departed - Larry and His Flask

Pour me one more shot, bartender please

Another for another generation on its knees

And one more for all my friends pushing daisies

Long before their time

The writing’s on the wall, here to behold

It’s not some hidden message and there’s no secret to be told

They won’t be comin' up from that there rabbit hole

To kick that gong aloud

‘Cause when your soul is flying high in the bright white China sky

But your body’s down in the black-tar ground, there’s no tears in my eye

And it may sound down and low, but I say I told you so

That you never give chase in a dragon’s race

My friend, just please don’t go, please don’t go

We’ve seen it all so many times before

A bright young kid walks straight through the grim reaper’s open door

With a dose big enough to kill a fucking horse

And the heart stops on a dime

Oh, when your soul is flying high in the bright white China sky

But your body’s down in the black-tar ground, there’s no tears in my eyes

And it may sound down and low, but I say I told you so

That you never give chase in a dragon’s race

My friends, just please don’t go, please dont go

(Bridge)

And in your wake, dearly departed

Broken bottles, battered and bloody, broken-hearted

Do you feel better now?

Just look at what you started

Flowers at your feet, a pattern to repeat