It's one of those things, it's not easy to talk about,
but it's a part of life.
I know it's a little awkward
to talk of it
Maybe a little morbid, but
Lord if it's my
time
Take me while I'm performing
Pouring my heart out while the crowd
is ap plauding
On tour, spitting punchlines, take me while
I'm re cording
All up in the studio,
dropping all of my thoughts
again
Authoring another book in my studio
Of fering something above board
If life is to be cut short,
then please take
me while I'm doing something that I love
Lord
Let me have my last day with
my son and daughter
And let me tell my gor
geous wife that I adore her
A mid -performance right af
ter hitting the chorus
And then the off -switch on the chord list
What more would I want though
Than to see my family on the front row
And then take a bow once more
And hear the crowd chanting
for an encore
Knowing in my heart that I am done for
At that point you can take me
Lord, I am yours
And I don't want to see my son mourn
I want him to come forward and take
his place at the front door
I know that he's a little young for it, but I know
he'll grow into the role at some point
Son, you are heir to the throne,
and it's all up to you to take care of the home
And my daughter, princess, learn from the queen,
learn from your mom, she gotta work
for your dreams
And never let him hurt your esteem,
and never
let a man define your worth as a being
Life is hard, but worse as it seems, she's
Trust in
God and his word as a theme
To the mother of my children
My life partner, my one in a million
Life is hard, just apply all the skills in
Everything you're doing, boo,
you will win
And the house that we lived in was
just a building
But you made it a home for us
to raise our kids in
So thank you, now as I take a bow
Please tell my mom to try
to make her proud
And tell my dad I
didn't make a sound
Instead I went like a soldier,
brave and proud
And to my family staying around
Since day one,
I love y 'all and I say it loud
We will meet again,
when heaven is our playground
Thank you for the love,
I hope it never fades out
Thank you for the love, I hope it never fades out
You
you