You Can Bet I'm Gone - Joe Ely

This ole world is a funny ole place

We’re always running from place to place

You work and slave to try to ease your mind

The very things you strive for, you gotta leave behind

What I know so far, near as I can tell

Heaven’s here on earth and the soul is it

Just the air we’re given and the stars above

You can measure your riches by the ones you love

When I say goodbye, you can bet I’m gone

When a lonesome freight-train whistle blows its weary song

When I see the light of a brand new dawn

When I say goodbye, you can bet I’m gone

When I die, don’t toll no bells

Just put my ashes in some shotgun shells

Get all of my friends some windy day

To say goodbye and watch me blow away

When the wind dies down and the day gets late

I’ll be all scattered all over the state

And you know which state I’m talking about

The place I love and can’t live without

When I say goodbye, you can bet I’m gone

When a lonesome freight-train whistle blows its weary song

When I see the light of a brand new dawn

When I say goodbye, you can bet I’m gone

When I say goodbye, you can bet I’m gone