Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven

Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven

written by Don Nix

performed by Alison Krauss & The Cox Family

Everybody wants to go to heaven

But nobody wants to die

Once upon a time there lived a man

And his name was Isaac

He walked with God both day and night

But he didn't wanna die

He cried, oh, Lord, please let me live

Death is close I know

God smiled down on Isaac

And gave him, fifteen years to go

Everybody wants to go to heaven

But nobody wants to die

Lord, I wanna go to heaven

But I don't wanna die

Well, I long for the day when I'll have new birth

'Cos I love the livin' here on earth

Everybody wants to go to heaven

But nobody wants to die

When Jesus lived here on this earth

He knew his father's plan

He knew that he must give his life

To save the soul of men

When Judas had betrayed him

His father heard him cry

He was brave until His death

But He didn't wanna die, hey

Everybody wants to go to heaven

But nobody wants to die

Lord, I wanna go to heaven

But I don't wanna die

Well, I long for the day when I'll have new birth

'Cos I love the livin' here on earth

Everybody wants to go to heaven

But nobody wants to die

Everybody wants to go to heaven

But nobody wants to die