heaven, seems so far away 
and gettin’ in right now don’t look too good for me 
but inevitably, we all will see 
that it all depends on where we’ll be 
when the lights go down and the audience starts to 
leave 

but when my soul floats away 
and god takes my breath away 
all the signs of life [bad word] and gone 
don’t you take my rockin’ chair 
just keep it rockin right there 
someone’s right behind me to rock on 

steppin’ up, to shine after i go 
to be the one to sit down in my place 
could be my son, could be someone 
who will do the things that i have done 
to turn the audience on and the lights back to the 
stage 

then when my soul floats away 
and god takes my breath away 
all the signs of life [bad word] and gone 
don’t you take my rockin’ chair 
just keep it rockin’ right there 
someone’s right behind me to rock on