Hope I Don't Wake Up Dead

The time is fast approaching

We'll be on the move once more

Our life has had a number of chapters

Wondering what's next in store

I'm filled with great expectations

Can't imagine what lies ahead

Really hope things don't turn nasty

And one day I wake up dead!

Sure would miss all the good things

Like watching the kiddies at play

Or a picnic in our favourite park

Trying to keep the bugs away

Must admit there's a couple of things

Wouldn't have to worry bout no more

Like credit cards maxed to the hilt

Or fighting on distant shores

No more cares about rush hour traffic

Or the noisy neighbours next door

Couldn't care less about the World Series

Won't care if I don't hear the score

Tornados, hurricanes, fires and floods

Would be someone else's worry

I'll be sitting in a big easy chair up yonder

Absolutely no more reason to hurry

The time is fast approaching

Knew it would come sooner or later

Been ready now for a bunch of years

To ride the “UP” elevator