You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)

My mama taught me when I was a girl If a man is a problem take him out of your world Leave room for the sunshine and no room for clouds Just pretend he's no longer around And say You ain't gotta die to be dead to me You ain't gotta die to be dead to me Well, You ain't gotta be 6 feet deep Pushing up daisies up through concrete No, you ain't gotta die to be dead to me He was a drinkin' and a hollerin' And you know how that goes He was talking to women that mama don't know So when they surely asked me, how has your daddy been? I say who? I have never heard of him. You know, I think I have heard of that man, I think, I think I heard he got run over by a train, Mauled by a bear, maybe, hopefully You ain't gotta die to be dead to me You ain't gotta die to be dead to me You ain't gotta be 6 feet deep Pushing up daisies up through concrete No, you ain't gotta die to be dead to me So here is your first and your final warning There won't be no car wrecks or rat poisoning So if you cross the line, no, there won't be no crime I'll just say adios, sayonara, well, bye You ain't gotta die to be dead to me You ain't gotta die to be dead to me You ain't gotta be 6 feet deep Pushing up daisies up through concrete Mauled by a bear, stung by a bee Clip your toenails and get gangrene No, you ain't gotta die to be dead to me"