I`m Dead (But I Don`t Know It)

I have nothing left to say But I'm going to say it anyway Thirty years upon a stage Now I hear the people say Why won't he go away I pass the houses of the dead They're calling me to join their group But I stagger on instead Dear God sweet God protect me from the truth I'm dead but I don't know it He's dead he's dead I'm dead but I don't know He's dead he's dead I'm dead but I don't know it He's dead he's dead Please don't tell me so Let me let me let me go I have a family to support But surely that is no excuse I've nothing further to report Time you spend with me Is time you lose I always thought that I would know When it was time to quit When I lost a step or two or three or four or five I'd notice it But now that I've arrived here safely I find my talent is gone Why do I go on and on and on and on and on and on And on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on And on and on and on and on He's dead he's dead he's dead I don't know it He's dead he's dead he's dead I didn't know He's dead he's dead he's dead I didn't know it Who would be so cruel to tell me so You're dead Oh When will I end this bitter game When will I end this cruel charade Everything I write all sounds the same Each record that I'm making is like a record that I made Just not as good I'm dead but I don't know it He's dead he's dead I'm dead but I didn't know He's dead he's dead I'm dead but I don't know it He's dead he's dead Please don't tell me so Please don't tell me so You're dead