Before they cut that silver cord And I go home to meet the Lord I want to get on the plane and fly to Japan Play my songs for everybody and then I want to get on a jet and get to London Step back from the microphone and just listen To British people singing my songs Loud as thunder in the stadiums I want to get the guts on my own Face my fears concur them Before they cut that silver cord And I go home to meet the Lord I want to make two fists and pound my chest I want to do something real dangerous Like going undercover in a foreign land And risking my life fighting the wicked I want a naked girl in my bed right now Having a drink and reading the Bible And when I die and she is old I want her to know I was brave and faithful