heaven, seems so far away and gettin’ in right now don’t look too good for me but inevitably, we all will see that it all depends on where we’ll be when the lights go down and the audience starts to leave
but when my soul floats away and god takes my breath away all the signs of life have come and gone don’t you take my rockin’ chair just keep it rockin right there someone’s right behind me to rock on
steppin’ up, to shine after i go to be the one to sit down in my place could be my son, could be someone who will do the things that i have done to turn the audience on and the lights back to the stage
then when my soul floats away and god takes my breath away all the signs of life have come and gone don’t you take my rockin’ chair just keep it rockin’ right there someone’s right behind me to rock on