You're Invited

It would sure be nice to be at my own funeral to see who made it
People should have funerals while they all can still appreciate it
Keep it normal, nothing formal, why should someone have to put a suit on?
Please throw me a funeral one day a year, I'll lie here on the futon

And I hope you can make it on Friday
And I know it's short notice
And I know I always do this
But you're invited to my birthday party

'Cause ain't no one gonna throw it for me
why should I expect things just to happen?
That's what any holiday's about, it's blank
you just get out what you put back in
If you don't decorate the scene on May Day or on Halloween there's nothing
So let's pretend that fate can make it up
that's the only way we might end up with something

So I hope you can make it on Friday
And I know it's short notice
And I know I always do this
But you're invited to my birthday party

So can I find a little group, or am I so out of the loop with these gadgets?
Old addresses that get bounced, strange voicemails that just announce the digits
Emails I've not written back
I regret it now, I'm losing track of all you
Who's even left who's still a friend?
Did I wait too long again to call you?

Now I hope someone can make it on Friday
And I know it's short notice
And I know I always do this
But you're invited to my birthday party

I'll try to make my house a home
I'll try to not just be alone, I need to
Or else I might just disappear
I'm fading out with every year, but I don't mean to
I'm back in town, I didn't ring
I guess that's just the sort of thing folks like me do
My life gets full of other stuff
is it wrong now getting back in touch when I need you?

And I hope anyone can make it on Friday
And I know it's short notice
And I know I always do this
But you're invited to my birthday party