Words and music copyright 2007
by Howard Ashby Kranz
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1. When I
die, the life in me will disperse back into the universe,
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The earth in me will dissolve
back into the elements,
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The God in me will journey
back to God,
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And that’s just fine; it’s a
comfort to think that they’ll all make such good use of me.
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But there’s just one more
thing I want of destiny:
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Chorus: I want to have a personal afterlife
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I want to be transformed, but
not homogenized.
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I want to live on as Howard,
and as Howard to think and joke and feel.
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O Saint Kurt Vonnegut, now
that you know, hey what’s the deal?
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2. I don’t
need no dreadnought harp of gold, just give me my D-18,
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Don’t need to pal with
saints, just my friends and family
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And you can grant full pardon
to my foes.
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I just want to keep on
living, trying to figure out each new phase.
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I just want to keep on
traveling on my way.
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Chorus: I want to have a personal afterlife
D Am
I want to be transformed, but
not homogenized.
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I want to go on as Howard,
and as Howard to think and joke and feel.
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O Saint Kurt Vonnegut, now
that you know, hey what’s the deal?