Pearly Gates

[Verse 1]
My old man, he was old and grey
When he passed last year in May
With a jar in his hand of that old moonshine
They said he drank himself away
My poor mama got a little bit older
When her wild man went and died
Put him in the ground, six feet deep down
With a jar of his rocket ride

[Chorus]
This one's for you
My dear old friend
We'll raise a glass and toast the dead
And if you find yourself
At them pearly gates
You oughta lie through your teeth
And I'll seal your fate

[Verse 2]
And I'd known Jimmy his whole damn life
Till the day he made his way
Two bullets in the heart, tryna do his part
In the heist of a city bank
Jimmy had a wife and a couple of boys
And they sure do miss him so
He had a real nice life till he did some time
And he couldn't find work no more

[Chorus]
This one's for you
My dear old friend
We'll raise a glass and toast the dead
And if you find yourself
At them pearly gates
You oughta lie through your teeth
And I'll seal your fate

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Verse 3]
And I had a woman with her eyes so green
And her hair like a summer sun
And I was hers, and she was mine
Till all was said and done
I heard from a buddy that she overdosed
On a mean ol' crystal meth
And ruined that smile that I loved so much
How it hurts to know she's dead

[Chorus]
This one's for you
My dear old friend
We'll raise a glass and toast the dead
And if you find yourself
At them pearly gates
You oughta lie through your teeth
And I'll seal your fate

[Outro]
You oughta lie through your teeth
And I'll seal your fate