[Verse 1]

Lay me down in the field

Where grandpa died

And I'll lay here 'till the poppies

Grow from my side

'Cause men are only grass

We all just fade away

But not until we sow seeds

Into the clay

[Chorus]

Lay me down there

While the sun's high in the sky

Where the grass grows green and high

Ooh

Lay me down there

Where my fathers have gone before

Sent by famine, or by war

Ooh

[Verse 2]

Your fingers wrapped around me

And you cool me down

And I'll lay here as we're breathing

In rhythm now

And you'll hide me in your acres

In fields so green

No gravestones in the soil here

Or choking weeds

Oh no

[Chorus]

Lay me down there

While the sun's high in the sky

Where the grass grows green and high

Ooh

Lay me down there

We'll share a common block of stone

Just don't let me lay alone

Ooh

[Verse 3]

Maybe we'll have babies

And raise a family

And you tell me not to worry

'Cause I will still be me

Well I'll take you to the mountains

I will build a home

And you'll tend to our gardens

Kept in stone

[Chorus]

Lay me down there

While the sun's high in the sky

Where the grass grows green and high

Ooh

Lay me down there

Son, we all must come to die

Me and your momma had our time

Ooh