On death and dying, my old friend
Oh, I heard a word from your chest come out from within
Take me as I come now, take me as I will
Take me as an angel, my freedom is mine, but I'll share
And they said: On death and dying, my old friend
Oh, I heard a word from your chest come out from within
Any way you want me, any way at all
Any way you need me, my angel, oh, come, just call


And won't you say a prayer for
Won't you say a prayer for me, my friend?
I'm not dead, but I'm dyin'
So slow, so slow, so slow
Won't you say a prayer for
Won't you say a prayer for me? Amen
I've been cryin' like a siren in the mirror
So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold

Any way you want me, any way you want me
Any way at all
Any way you need me, any way you need me
And they come, they call
Take me as I come now, take me as I come now
Take me as I will
Take me as an angel, take me as an angel
Take me as you feel


In the earliest of mornings
a phrase will commonly make itself my way
Gently, like a leaf on top of water, harming no one
And that morning, when I opened my eyes
it said "Except death" and then it melted away
When I opened them again, it said "Expect death"
Dear God, reach down your hands and lift me up
"And death" she said, "always seemed to me
as one who got caught in god's riptide
Quickly, and without realizing
you are being pulled out to sea
The laughter from the beach begins
to grow faint as you sink further into it's abyss
And soon, there's no one around you
and all that surrounds you is blue"
Dear God, reach down your hand and lift me up
Amen


Won't you say a prayer for
Won't you say a prayer for me, my friend?
I'm not dead, but I'm dyin'
So slow, so slow, so slow
Won't you say a prayer for
Won't you say a prayer for me? Amen
I've been cryin' like a siren in the mirror
So cold, so cold, so cold, so cold