The Afterlife

After I died, and the makeup had dried I went back to my place No moon that night But a heavenly light shone on my face Still I thought it was odd There was no sign of God just to usher me in Then a voice from above Sugar coated with love, said, "let us begin" You got to fill out a form first And then you wait in the line You got to fill out a form first And then you wait in the line Okay, a new kid in school Got to follow the rule You got to learn the routine Woah, there's a girl over there With the sunshiny hair, like a homecomin' queen I said, "hey, what you say? It's a glorious day, By the way how long you been dead?" Maybe you, maybe me Maybe baby makes three But she just shook her head You got to fill out a form first And then you wait in the line You got to fill out a form first And then you wait in the line Buddah and Moses and all the noses from narrow to flat Had to stand in the line Just to glimpse the divine What you think about that? Well it seems like our fate to suffer And wait for the knowledge we seek It's all his design, no one cuts in the line No one here, likes a sneak You got to fill out a form first And then you wait in the line You got to fill out a form first And then you wait in the line After you climb, up the ladder of time The Lord God is here Face to face, in the vastness of space Your words disappear And you feel like swimming in an ocean of love, And the current is strong But all that remains When you try to explain is a fragment of song Lord is it, be bop a lu la Or ooh poppa do Lord, be bop a lu la or ooh poppa do Be bop a lu la --- The Afterlife - Paul Simon