Story Behind The Song
My brother was cleaning an apartment and he found a urn with ashes in it, and a nice picture of this guy..so whoever lived there decided to leave them in the closet..so I saw a song in that...and the rest is history
Song Description
where my ashes could go ..as far as I am concerned
Song Length |
3:21 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, Folk - Rock |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Mood |
Composed, Cool |
Subject |
Life, Existence |
Similar Artists |
Joe Cocker |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
ASHES IN THE CLOSET
DON'T YOU PAY ANY ATTENTION TO
WHEN I'M GONE
DON'T YOU SHED ANY TEARS( NOW)
AS LEAST FOR NOT LONG
YES I HAD A GOOD LIFE
JUST IN CASE YOUR WONDERING
WON'T YOU PUT MY ASHES IN THE CLOSET
WHEN YOU LEAVE
IN MY LIFE I DID NOT SET
THE WORLD ON FIRE
BUT THE LIFE THAT I HAD
WASN'T ALL THAT DIRE
DOING ANY THINKING ABOUT ME
WON'T CHANGE A THING
WON'T YOU PUT MY ASHES IN THE CLOSET
WHEN YOU LEAVE
I MAY NOT OF TREATED EVERYBODY
WITH THE SAME REGUARD
EVERY LIFE THAT'S WORTH LIVIN'
CAN SOMETIMES BE HARD
PEOPLE MIGHT OF TALKED ABOUT ME
THAT'S BOUND TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME
BUT NOW MY TROUBLES ARE OVER
JUST PUT MY ASHES ON THAT SHELF
YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A SMALL WOLRD
NEVER SAW MUCH OF IT
SOME OF US NEVER FIND
A PLACE TO FIT
AND WHEN LIFE IS OVER
WE ALL FACE ETERNITY
WON'T YOU PUT MY ASHES IN THE CLOSET
WHEN YOU LEAVE