Certain Death

Everything must die Death was creeping by I thought you made the grade Or somehow skipped the grave They say you're far away In sky and pearly gates But I could dig you up And you'd still look the same Brook don't be afraid Though you've grown more white than grey And embers burn tonight But I couldn't say goodbye But I am with you now Say "Sh'ma Yisrael" You had your final breath And life is just a staircase to certain death Everything must go And death can be slow This I ought to know This I gotta know But now you're buried deep Feeding a cherry tree Death came suddenly I'm certain death will come for me