[Chorus]
\nWhen I'm gone, play my song
\nAnd spread my ashes over rocky top, yeah
\nA little Merle and some George Jones
\nAnd make sure that the party down here never stops
\nWhen I'm gone, just carry on
\nLike I never left you
\nWhen I'm gone, just carry on
\nJust make sure you play my song
\nJust make sure you play my song
\nJust make sure you play my song
\n
\n[Verse 1]
\nNothin' lasts forever (Nah), this life is temporary (Yeah)
\nAnd images of bein' missin' doesn't seem scary (Uh-uh)
\nI know the Lord above me has got a mansion for me
\nTo meet the ones that left before me
\nHold our hands in glory (Hallelujah)
\nI know you can't touch me, but please don't ignore me
\nI'll be watchin' over you and I'm recordin' every story
\nSo you can play it in slow-mo when you get here
\nPass a few around with the ol' bros, we in here
\nYeah, just play some Merle for the good times
\nAnd tell my kids and my girl this is your time
\nTo be thankful for every day I was lended to ya
\nAnd never think for a minute I was given to ya
\n
\n[Chorus]
\nWhen I'm gone, play my song
\nAnd spread my ashes over rocky top, yeah
\nA little Merle and some George Jones
\nAnd make sure that the party down here never stops
\nWhen I'm gone, just carry on
\nLike I never left you
\nWhen I'm gone, just carry on
\nJust make sure you play my song
\nJust make sure you play my song
\nJust make sure you play my song
\n
\n[Verse 2]
\nHe started off as a young man with a heart of gold
\nA pure soul, but somewhere down the line, he lost control (Why?)
\nAnd I don't know, maybe the struggles seemed never endin' (Yeah)
\nWe all experience, but only few comprehend it
\nYou go through it to get to it, that's what the business is
\nThe difference is, no matter what, you finish it
\nTreat it as innocence except for jail sentences
\nA song for when he's gone is all we have in his remembrance (Yo)
\nA couple more nights would have been nice
\nWe all told him he was skatin' on thin ice
\nA black suit with the pin stripes, it has to be (Yeah)
\nThat's what he wanted, I know, 'cause that was me
\n
\n[Chorus]
\nWhen I'm gone, play my song
\nAnd spread my ashes over rocky top, yeah
\nA little Merle and some George Jones
\nAnd make sure that the party down here never stops
\nWhen I'm gone, just carry on
\nLike I never left you
\nWhen I'm gone, just carry on
\nJust make sure you play my song
\nJust make sure you play my song
\nJust make sure you play my song
\n
\n[Verse 3: Bubba Sparxxx]
\nI don't wanna cry (Nah), but I don't wanna lie neither (Nah)
\nAnd tell you that I never cried a thousand, I'll keep it (A thousand)
\nAnd let you know unadulterated I suffered through (I suffered)
\nSome heartbreaks, even handed me out a couple too (Baby)
\nAnd if it was to you, I'm truthfully apologetic (I'm sorry)
\nYou can't accept it, then God bless you, if not, forget it (Forget it)
\n'Cause I'm just tryin' to sweep my side of the street (You know)
\nA great man's buried deep down inside me that needs (Please)
\nTo surface before the circus is tent folds
\nAnd maybe it's been folded the cold as the wind blows
\nAs they still doin' time and yesterday's wine
\nTry's his best to remind you of Bubba K's time, yeah
\n
\n[Chorus: Bubba Sparxxx]
\nWhen I'm gone, play my song
\nAnd spread my ashes over rocky top, yeah
\nA little Merle and some George Jones (Uh)
\nAnd make sure that the party down here never stops (Ayy, possum)
\nWhen I'm gone, just carry on (You know, he was askin' like, who's gonna fill their shoes?)
\nLike I never left you (But right about now)
\nWhen I'm gone, just carry on (We askin' the same thing)
\nWho's gon' fill your shoes?
\nJust make sure you play my song ('Cause we don't know)
\nRest in peace George Jones
\nGone, but never forgotten
\nJust make sure you play my song\n\n
