Outskirts of Heaven

Album: See You Try (2015)
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  • My grandpa taught me 'bout buck knives and shotguns
    How to cast an old Zebco, how to work a stick shift
    He taught me the Bible, 'bout all twelve disciples
    He made sure that I know there's life after this

    With pearly gates
    And streets of gold
    And if I just believe
    That's where I'll go

    Lord, when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven
    Where there's dirt roads for miles
    And hay in the fields and fish in the river
    Where there's dogwood trees and honeybees
    And blue skies and green grass forever
    So, Lord, when I die
    I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven

    Now it says in the King James, in the Almighty's Kingdom
    He mentions a mansion that He's built just for me
    I'll gladly trade it for a farm house with acreage
    And a back yard that's shaded, and a squeaky front porch swing
    That's where I wanna hang my wings

    When I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven
    Where there's dirt roads for miles
    And hay in the fields and fish in the river
    Where there's dogwood trees and honeybees
    And blue skies and green grass forever
    So, Lord, when I die
    I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven

    The good Lord knows me
    He knows I need blue skies and green grass forever
    So, Lord, when I die
    I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven
    Lord, when I die
    I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven Writer/s: Craig Campbell, Dave Turnbull
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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