[Verse 1]
Living next door to challenge
Things will never be the same again
I close my eyes and remember
A place in the sun where we used to live

[Verse 2]
Now death is at my door, he's sneaking around out there
Hoping that I step on out
He longs for me, and someday we
Will go downtown in his car

[Verse 3]
Ask someone who knew me
They will never be the same again
They tell their lies, and something dies
Inside us all, it makes me cry

[Chorus]
Even though I know
That the ship will still sail on
Long after I'm gone
Gone, I'll be gone

[Verse 4]
In this world of wisdom
No one ever really has a clue
They kill their lives every day
With what they say and what they do
[Chorus]
But heaven knows I know
That the ship will still sail on
Long after I'm gone
Gone, I'll be gone