oh, what a wonderful life it has been 
 though it may appear I'm still with you 
 I've been buried many years 
 oh, what a wonderful life it has been 

 Jamie, you're a young boy 
 born to be a star 
 fast on the guitar 
 better leave your world behind 

 Jamie died a young boy 
 never got that far 
 murdered in a car 
 never played a single bar 

 he doesn't seem to age, isn't it a miracle? 
 [bad word] we never ever see him live? 

 because he ain't real 
 let me tell you he ain't real 
 honey, can't you feel? 

 oh, what a wonderful life it has been 
 though it may appear I'm still with you 
 I've been buried many years 
 oh, what a wonderful life it has been 

 somewhere there's a tombstone 
 covered in the reeds 
 the epitaph reads 
 "died in 1995" 
 I'm but a John Doe 
 putting in a freak show 
 never let it go 
 just could never say goodbye 

 he doesn't seem to age, isn't it a miracle? 
 [bad word] we never ever see him live? 
 because he ain't real 

 Jamie, you're a young boy 
 born to be a star 
 fast on the guitar 
 better leave your world behind 

 Jamie died a young boy 
 never got that far 
 murdered in a car 
 never played a single bar 

 every other year occurs a miracle 
 each release bring Jamie back to life 

 but he ain't real 
 let me tell you he ain't real 
 honey, can't you feel? 

 oh, what a wonderful life it has been 
 though it may appear I'm still with you 
 I've been buried many years 
 oh, what a wonderful life 
 oh, what a wonderful life it has been 

 Jamie died a young boy 
 never got that far 
 murdered in a car 
 never played a single bar