THE AFTERLIFE

After I died and the makeup had dried I went back to my place No moon that night, but a heavenly light Shown on my face Still I thought it was odd there was no sign of God Just to usher me in Then a voice from above sugarcoated with love Said, “Let us begin” You got to fill out a from first And then you wait in the line You got to fill out a from first And then you wait in the line Okay, new kid in school Got to follow the rule You got to learn the routine Whoa! There's a girl over there With the sunshiny hair like a homecoming queen I said, “Hey, what'cha say, it's a glorious day By the way, how long you been dead?” Maybe you, maybe me, maybe baby makes three But she just shook her head You got to fill out a from first And then you wait in the line You got to fill out a from first And then you wait in the line Buddha and Moses and all the noses From narrow to flat Had to stand in the line Just to glimpse the divine What'cha think about that? Well, it seems like our fate To suffer and wait for the knowledge we seek It's all His design No one cuts in the line No one here likes a sneak You got to fill out a from first And then you wait in the line You got to fill out a from first And then you wait in the line After you climb up the ladder of time The Lord God is near Face-to-face in the vastness of space Your words disappear And you feel like you're swimming in an ocean of love And the current is string But all that remains when you try to explain Is a fragment of song Lord, is it Be Bop a Lula? Or ooh Papa Doo? Lord, is it Be Bop a Lula? Or ooh Papa Doo? Be Bop a Lula