If I Die Young...Bury Me In Satin...

If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

oh oh oh oh

Lord make me a rainbow, I’ll shine down on my mother

She'll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and

Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no

ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I’ve had just enough time

If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I’ve had just enough time

And I’ll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom

I’m as green as the ring on my little cold finger

I’ve never known the lovin' of a man

But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand

There’s a boy here in town says he’ll love me forever

Who would have thought forever could be severed by

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I’ve had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls

What I never did is done

A penny for my thoughts, oh no I’ll sell them for a dollar

They're worth so much more after I’m a goner

And maybe then you’ll hear the words I been singin’

Funny when you're dead how people start listenin’

If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

oh oh

The ballad of a dove

Go with peace and love

Gather up your tears, keep ‘em in your pocket

Save them for a time when your really gonna need 'em oh

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I’ve had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls

--The Band Perry "If I Die Young"--

This song has definitely been stuck in my head for a while now. At the beginning of the month, I found out (through facebook, of course) that a classmate from my graduating class had passed away. So needless to say, the chorus to this song was stuck in my head. No one ever found out why he died...or so I guess. All I know is that his Dad came home and found him in his bed unconscious and not breathing. His Dad tried CPR and he was unresponsive. So they pronounced him dead that night around 7 P.M.

Today, as I am getting ready to go in to class, I found out that a guy that graduated from our "cross county rival" (we had one high school up until I was a Sophomore in high school. So my class was the one that got split at the end of our Freshman year. So we knew everyone that graduated from both schools.) had passed away. Again, I found out through facebook, but didn't care. I have heard rumors on what happened, but I don't want to post those on the Internet for everyone to see, since they're just rumors.

I am so glad that I had the pleasure of knowing both of these amazing guys. It's so sad to know that we have only been out of high school three years this past May and there is already two guys that have passed away.

I know that God had amazing plans for both of these boys. And I know that both of these boys are now partying it up with God and looking down on all of us down here. But I know that God also has a plan for my life and will take me whenever it's His time. So, I never know when my last breath can be...or when my heart will beat one last time. Only God knows that.