Everybody wants to go to heaven Everybody wants to go to heaven But nobody wants to die Once upon a time there lived a man His name was Hezekiah He walked with God both day and night But he didn't want to die He cried, "O Lord, please let me live! Death is close, I know" God smiled down on Hezekiah And gave him fifteen years to go Everybody wants to go to heaven But nobody wants to die Lord, I want to go to heaven But I don't want to die Well, I long for the day when I have new birth But I love living here on earth Everybody wants to go to heaven But nobody wants to die When Jesus lived here on this earth He knew His Father's plan He knew that He must give His life To save the soul of man When Judas had betrayed Him His Father heard Him cry He was brave until His death But He didn't want to die Everybody wants to go to heaven But nobody wants to die Lord, I want to go to heaven But I don't want to die Well, I long for the day when I have new birth But I love living here on earth Everybody wants to go to heaven But nobody wants to die Everybody wants to go to heaven But nobody wants to die Lord, I want to go to heaven But I don't want to die Well, I long for the day when I have new birth But, Lord, he loves it here on earth Everybody wants to go to heaven But nobody wants to die Everybody wants to go to heaven But nobody wants to die