Rock That Says My Name

I talk to the people that lie beneath these stones
 Imagining they listen makes me feel less alone
 I pick up broken flowers, sometimes I dig a hole
 Welcome in the new ones, introduce them to the old
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 I can use a chisel and polisher the same
 I'll put anything you'd like to say under a name
 I'll put on my suit, make sure my tie is straight
 Lend a hand to the mourning, send the loved ones on their way
 Well I ain't afraid to die 'cause I know where I'll go
 There I'll live forever on the streets made of gold
 'Til then I'll keep on working, you won't hear me complain
 And everyday I'll tip my hat to the rock that says my name
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 Well I hired on outta high school in 1968
 My wife and I picked out a spot right up by the gate
 It ain't much, but every morning the sun shines on that ground
 One of these days when I clock out, that's where I'm a-layin' down
 Well I ain't afraid of dying, 'cause I know where I'll go
 There I'll live forever on the streets made of gold
 'Til then I'll keep on working, you won't hear me complain
 And everyday I'll tip my hat to the rock that says my name
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 Oh, born in Alabama
 Year 1-9-5-0
 Throw the dirt on top of me
 Sow the seeds and let it grow
 Well I ain't afraid to die, 'cause I know where I'll go
 There I'll live forever on the streets made of gold
 'Til then I'll keep on working, you won't hear me complain
 And everyday I'll tip my hat to the rock that says my name
 Some day when I'm under it, I hope you'll do the same
 Stop by sometime, 'n' tip your hat to the rock that says my name
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 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth
 Where moth and rust doth corrupt
 And where thieves break though and steal
 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven
 Where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt
 And where thieves do not break through nor steal
 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.