I'll go whichever way the winds blow
It's hard to swim against the tide
The willow bends in a tornado
The oak will shatter as it dies
Save me and give me
the peace to surrender at last
When I'm gone do this thing for me
For this is my final day you know
I would not joke
So bury me in willow not in oak
Give me no standard no eulogy
No red white and blue no sceptre and no cloak
Just bury me in willow not in oak
A life of conflict was unending
Collision damage disarray
So blind intolerant unbending
Just let me die a different way
Free me and give me
the peace to surrender at last
When I'm gone do this thing for me
For this is my final day and you know
I would not joke
So bury me in willow not in oak
Give me no standard no eulogy
No red white and blue no sceptre and no cloak
Just bury me in willow not in oak
When I'm gone do this thing for me
For this is my final day you know
I would not joke
So bury me in willow not in oak
Give me no standard no eulogy
No red white and blue no sceptre and no cloak
Just bury me in willow not in oak
Free me 'n' give me the beautiful silence at last