When the dust settles on this town
I hope I'm here for good
Lay my boots in the ground
Where that magnolia stood
I wish for Mary and the kids
To live long after me
If grief is too much for my love to bear
Might she join me under the tree
The dust settles on this life and it's only now I've found
The reason for living, truth in love, and the beauty that life abounds
So while I lay here, don't shed a tear, have a look around
When the dust settles on you may your life be found
Always wonder about
The depth of eyes
And the beauty they hold
While not knowing the price
Would they still shed a tear
Be in awe if they could see
The darkness of my heart
And the man I could never be
The dust settles on this life and it's only now I've found
The reason for living, truth in love, and the beauty that life abounds
So while I lay here, don't shed a tear, have a look around
When the dust settles on you may your life be found