Voice of Midnight

Don't want to go too soon
 Don't want to stay too long
 Don't want to go too quick into the night
 Don't want to linger on and on
 Don't want to leave you a mess
 Don't want to cause a fuss
 Roll me into the hole
 And cover me up
 I'd like to know when it's coming
 Just a little time to prepare
 When the voice of midnight comes
 And into oblivion I stare
 There's no one waitin' on me
 No heaven or hell
 The only vow I make
 To live true and die well
 And when I'm gone, that's all
 I'll be blowin' in the wind
 Up to the great beyond
 Back to where we begin
 Will I hold onto the courage
 To say goodbye to a life so dear
 When the voice of midnight comes
 Will grace overcome fear
 I was born under a lucky star
 And I'm thankful every day
 And I know that in the blink of an eye
 It will all be taken away
 Maybe an open field
 Under the stars and moon
 With the smell of the land and the air
 And not some hospital room
 I'll take my comfort in song
 To the bittersweet end
 I'll gently take my leave
 Safe in the memory of friends
 I'd like to know when it's coming
 Just a little time to prepare
 When the voice of midnight comes
 I hope you will be there