Lay me in flowers, sweet magnolia New Orleans style Play, me a funeral procession Second line rhythm, walk me that mile Find a tomb for my hiding Oh, let me just rest in there, rest for a while Make a grand presentation Oh, all of my family yeah, remember my time The river is a running, Mississippi mud My life is good, today Fly, oh fly 'cause I got somewhere I gotta be Doctors and lawyers, with all their money They won? t find me The sky? s so big here, Arizona dust My life is good, today And I? m so alive now Oh, it goes so quickly, yeah so many roads Want to ask for forgiveness My friends were all with me yeah, I was at home My heart is so full here and my soul reconciled My life is good, today Lay me in flowers, sweet magnolia New Orleans style Ooh and play, me a funeral procession Second line rhythm, walk me that mile, ooh