I’m the Gravedigger

I’m the grave digger

i wait until you are gone in tears

i stand with my shovel waiting

all thats left is flowers and fear

Grave digger that’s what I am
Dig graves for you and me

you all disperse going back to your life

i put my spade into family soil

the dirt i toss off goes back generations

as they weep and file into the congregation

i wipe off the sweat that lingers

pack the dirt down dont leave an impression

Grave digger for you and me
Grave digger for all to see

as the hearse pulls into the cathedral

the choir cries at the mention of Jesus

I’m dirty with other men under my fingernails

as the church empties their chalice of guilt and regrets

get ready for the next family plot

im a grave digger thats what i am

I dig graves for me and you

Grave digger is what i am
Bury lies and dreams and something else

Grave digger is who I am

Jesus I’ll dig my grave by myself