You'll never get to heaven if you don't stop talking And it's just a waste of time when there's no one there It's just a little fever, don't you worry It'll keep you warm in the cool night air
You'll never get to heaven if that dog keeps howling And it's not at a man or a cat or the moon Save your breath and just keep walking The sun'll be rising sometime soon
All your friends are down, or long gone out of town You were the only one crazy enough to stay Except for maybe me and that howling dog makes three What you want to go to heaven for anyway?
You'll never get to heaven if you don't stop drinking And it's a little too late to make that list This time of night, nobody's laughing And it gets so quiet, you can hear a kiss
You'll never get to heaven till the season's over And nothing but the husk and the hull remain When that fever breaks, you will get colder Till you're the same temperature as the rain