If I can't take nothing when I leave
I'm gonna open the throttle, let the engine scream
I'm gonna stare down the pretenders and say exactly what I mean
I'm gonna turn my back on gold and greed
If someday I'll be dead and gone
I hope I slip away at sunset or at dawn
I hope I leave a spirit that can carry on
And seeds I plant grow tall and strong
And it's ashes to ashes, enough ain't enough
What you bought will be stolen or turned into dust
In the end there'll be nothing left of us
Just a tombstone on a river bluff
If I have to leave you behind
I'll be half of what I was, when you were by my side
But you can find me in the place, we made love the first time
You're a treasure I didn't deserve to find
And it's ashes to ashes, enough ain't enough
What you bought will be stolen or turned into dust
In the end there'll be nothing left of us
Just a tombstone on a river bluff
If I can't take nothing when I leave
I'm gonna be the heat in the summer breeze
Blowing through your hair, over fields and through the trees
And when it's time I'll go in peace
And it's ashes to ashes, enough ain't enough
What you bought will be stolen or turned into dust
In the end there'll be nothing left of us
Just a tombstone on a river bluff