death

[Verse 1]

Spent the Fourth of July in Palm Springs

Met a woman whose husband died suddenly

She was about sixty-five

Loved him more than half her life easily

Still surprised when she wakes up alone

Puts on her favorite album even though she knows

She'll end up a puddle on the floor

She can't listen to Kenny Rogers anymore

[Pre-Chorus]

She looked us in the eyes

Said cherish all our time

And I felt you grab my hand a little tighter

[Chorus]

I hopе you get hit by a car on your way home from work

I hope you gеt mauled by a bear or a shark or a bird

I hope you go in your sleep, peacefully, next to me

Actually, I'll go first, either way, it'll hurt

I didn't say all that to make you upset

Maybe I should just be more direct

I wanna love you to death

[Verse 2]

In our house, forever is a dirty word

The only box I want you in is in a hearse

I make jokes when I feel uncomfortable

I even laughed at my grandpa's funeral

[Pre-Chorus]

There's always divorce

Infidelity, of course

But our love deserves something that's more dramatic

[Chorus]

I hope you get hit by a car on your way home from work

I hope you get mauled by a bear or a shark or a bird

I hope you go in your sleep, peacefully, next to me

Actually, I'll go first, either way, it'll hurt

I didn't say all that to make you upset

Maybe I should just be more direct

[Bridge]

It's just a morbid way to say

That I want you every day

And I don't want this thing to end 'til it has to

'Til your body starts to go

Or I choke when you're not home

I think Palm Spring lady knows she was lucky

[Outro]

I didn't say all that to make you upset

Maybe I should just be more direct

I wanna love you to death