Letras
Now speaking of dead people
There are things we say when someone dies
Most of us say, lot of us do
Things we say that no one ever questions
They just kinda go unexamined
Give you a couple examples
After someone dies the following conversation is bound to take place
Probably more than once
Two guys meet on the street
Hey, did you hear? Phil Davis died
Phil Davis?
I just saw him yesterday
Yeah, didn't help
He died anyway
Apparently the simple act of your seeing him did not slow his cancer down
In fact it may have made it more aggressive
You know, you could be responsible for Phil's death
How do you live with yourself?
Here is another thing we say
This is something that is usually said to the surviving spouse
Usually a woman because of the way it works
Listen, if there is anything I can do, anything at all
Please, don't hesitate to ask
What are you gonna do, a resurrection?
This ain't the fucking New Testament you know?
You know what you tell a guy like that, that wants to help
Oh fine, why don't you come over next weekend you can paint the garage
Bring your plunger, the upstairs toilet overflowed
And there's shit all over the floor up there
You drive a tractor? Good, that'll come in handy
The north forty needs a lot of attention
Bring your chainsaw and your pickax, we're gonna put your ass to work
He wants to help? Fuck 'em
Call his bluff, call his bluff
The nerve of these pricks
Here's another thing we say to the surviving spouse
I'm keeping him in my thoughts
Where?
Where exactly in your thoughts does he fit?
In between my ass hurts in this chair and let's fuck the waitress
What are your priorities?
We use a lot of euphemisms when we talk about death you know?
People say things like
You know I lost my father
Ah, he'll turn up