"If I Die Young"

This is a new country song that I like, sung by the group The Band Perry. The melody is slow and beautiful, yet sad.

If I die young bury me in satin
lay me down on a bed of roses
sink me in the river at dawn
send me away with the words of a love song
ooh ooh ooh ooh

Lord make me a rainbow
I'll shine down on my mother
she knows I'm safe with you and she stands under my colors
oh and life ain't always what you think it ought to be
no it ain't even grey but she buries her baby
the sharp knife of a short life
well I've had just enough time

if I die young bury me in satin
lay me down on a bed of roses
sink me in the river at dawn
send me away with the words of a love song
the sharp knife of a short life
well, I have just enough time

and I'll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
well I've never known the lovin' of man
but it sure felt nice when he was holdin my hand
there's a boy here in town who says he'll love me forever
who would have thought forever could be severed
by a sharp knife of a short life
well I've had just enough time
so put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls
what I never did is done

a penny for my thoughts, oh no I'll sell 'em for a dollar
they're worth so much more after I'm a gonner
and maybe then you'll hear the words that I've been singin'
it's funny when your dead how people start listenin'

if I die young bury me in satin
lay me down on a bed of roses
sink me in the river at dawn
send me away with the words of a love song
ooh ooh the ballad of a dove

go with peace and love
gather up your tears and keep them in your pocket
save 'em for a time when your really gonna need 'em.
oh the sharp knife of a short life
well I've had just enough time

so put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls