[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Jesus, here lies my brother
Tortured and blown
Stretch for the heavens and go
...I watch him go
Here it comes...
[Verse 2]
Jesus was a poor boy
Jesus was a poor boy
"It's just a spring clean for the May queen"
I'm coming home...
[Refrain 1]
And this one's for the life
This one's for the funeral in the rain
And if only for tonight
This one's for the funeral in the rain
[Verse 3]
The day's gone and the year's gone
And I don't know when I'm coming home
I can't hold on to what I've had
When what I've had
There's nothing left at all...
[Refrain 2]
So this one's for the life
This one's for the funeral in the rain
And if only for tonight
Close your eyes and try to sleep again...
[Bridge]
A world away, you turn away
I'm wide awake, and I don't need your home
Tell me why he went, it seems to be
An element to this mystery
It's so cold today, so I get away
And I'm left behind, with nothing but words...
[Verse 4]
And I went to the funeral in the rain...
And I went to the funeral in the rain...
And I went to the funeral in the rain