Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
Lord, I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna die So I long for the day when I'll have new birth Still I love the livin' here on earth
Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
Once upon a time there lived a man and his name was Hezekiah He walked with God both day and night but he didn't want to die He cried, oh 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 wanna go to heaven but I don't want to die So I long for the day when I'll have new birth Still I love the livin' here on earth
Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
Jesus lived here on this earth He knew His father's plan He knew that He must give His life to save the souls of men When Judas had betrayed Him, the 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 wanna go to heaven but I don't want to die So I long for the day when I'll have new birth Still I love the livin' 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 Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die