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The Night Before The Funeral

by Arab Strap

on Philophobia (1998)

The night before the funeral, I got some -
I sneaked a young girl up the stairs and past my mum.
I took off her clothes and I played with her bits
and she did the same but it took ages for me to come.
Too drunk and getting old...

It was a lovely show for a God I don't believe in.
I couldn't sing a single note at the service.
When they did "how great thou art"
all I could think of was my old LP of hymns by elvis.
There's no such thing as sin...

I said to laura, "i hope I know you forever
and when I'm going, I'm going the viking way.
lay me in a boat with my favourite things
and set me on fire and send me on my way.
kick me out to sea"