If I die before I get it done Will you decide Take my words and turn them into sounds That will survive Because a long time ago I knew not to deprive It's safe out there and now you're everywhere Just like the sky And you are love, you are the love supreme You are the rise And when you hear this, you know it's your jam It's your goodbye Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the drummer drums He's gonna play my song To carry me along Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the boatman comes To ferry me away To where we all belong We all crossed when we were feeling lost It's just the time Kateri cried the day her lover died She recognized Because you gave her a life of real love It's no surprise The night's are long, but the years are short When you're alive Way back when we'll never be again It was a time It's gonna catch you so glad I met you To walk a line Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the drummer drums He's gonna play my song To carry me along Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the boatman comes To ferry me away To where we all belong Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the drummer drums He's gonna play my song To carry me along Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the boatman comes To ferry me away To where we all belong Let me live so when it's time to die Even the reaper cries Let me die so when it's time to live Another sun will rise I said yeah Yeah yeah, yeah yeah I said yeah Yeah yeah, yeah yeah Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the drummer drums He's gonna play my song To carry me along Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone And when the boatman comes To ferry me away To where we all belong Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone Like I said you know I'm almost dead You know I'm almost gone