He Was In Heaven Before He Died Lyrics - Common Sense - John Prine

There's a rainbow of babies 

Draped over the graveyard 

Where all the dead sailors 

Wait for their brides 

And the cold bitter snow 

Has strangled each grassblade 

Where the salt from their tears 

Washed out with the tide 

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Chorus 

And I smiled on the Wabash 

The last time I passed it 

Yes I gave her a wink 

From the passenger side 

And my foot fell asleep 

As I swallowed my candy 

Knowing he was in heaven 

Before he died 

Now the harbor's on fire 

With the dreams and desires 

Of a thousand young poets 

Who failed 'cause they tried 

For a rhyme without reason 

Floats down to the bottom 

Where the scavengers eat 'em 

And wash in with the tide 

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Repeat Chorus: 

The sun can play tricks 

With your eyes on the highway 

The moon can lay sideways 

Till the ocean stands still 

But a person can't tell 

His best friend he loves him 

Till time has stopped breathing 

You're alone on the hill 

Repeat Chorus: