I Buried The Man They Wanted

Intro I dug the hole at the height of his name

Verse 1 Folded up his Sunday tie Pressed his collar flat and white Laid the yes-man in the box The one who nodded all his life Spit-shined every borrowed shoe Smiled at men he couldn't stand Closed the lid on all his please And washed his own dirt off my hands

Pre-Chorus No one came to read him out So I climbed up and said it loud

Chorus I buried the man they wanted Said the eulogy myself, alone No one came to mourn me, so I did Sang the hymn and rolled the stone I buried the man they wanted

Verse 2 Here lies a saint who never sinned 'Cause he never once said no Folded like a collection plate For every coin the room would throw Amen to the bowing back Amen to the swallowed word He prayed to a room that never paid And answered every voice but heard

Pre-Chorus No one came to read him out So I climbed up and said it loud

Chorus I buried the man they wanted Said the eulogy myself, alone No one came to mourn me, so I did Sang the hymn and rolled the stone I buried the man they wanted

Bridge The dirt went quiet, the shovel stood still I waited on a god to grieve But the only one who showed at all Was the man I was underneath I buried the man they wanted Said the eulogy myself, alone No one came to mourn me, so I did Sang the hymn and rolled the stone I buried the man they wanted And I walked up out of his clothes

Outro So I did

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