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Sixteen years ago I met a man I'd never met beforeHe'd just turned the age of 73A simple, happy family man, he lived life as he wanted, andHe said something incredible to me:Some men want to go quietly, but I don't want to die in my sleep,he explained with a twinkle in his eye.You only get one chance to die, and I'll be damned if I waste mineon a heart attack in the middle of the night.He sang:Oh, oh Lord, let me die a slow, slow death.Make sure my eyes are open when I take my final breathOh, oh Lord, when I ain't got much time leftLet me savor all the pain and plumb each moment's depthNow at the time I thought it strange to be so comfortable with pain,But now I know he was a wiser man than I.For pain is a process, part of life, it enables us to feel pleasure, likeThe changing of the seasons or the tides.Well in '94 he got his wish, he was cooking when he slipped,The knife got him right through the chest.And at his funeral the mourners cried at the tragic way in which he died,But I smiled when I heard his last request.We all sang:Oh, oh Lord, let me die a slow, slow death.SongtexteMake sure my eyes are open when I take my final breathOh, oh Lord, when I ain't got much time leftLet me savor all the pain and plumb each moment's depthOh, oh Lord, let me die a slow, slow death.Make sure my eyes are open when I take my final breathAnd I sang: oh, oh Lord, when I ain't got much time leftLet me savor all the pain and plumb each moment's depthNow I'm not a religious man, but sometimes at night I'll fold my handsAnd repeat the words that he had taught to me.It's not a prayer exactly, but it helps me to remember notTo take my trials in life too seriously.I whisper:Oh, oh Lord, let me die a slow, slow death.Make sure my eyes are open when I take my final breathOh, oh Lord, when I ain't got much time leftLet me savor all the pain and plumb each moment's depthAnd I sing: oh, oh Lord, let me die a slow, slow death.Make sure my eyes are open when I take my final breathAnd I sing: oh, oh Lord, when I ain't got much time leftLet me savor all the pain and plumb each moment's depthAnd I said oh, oh Lord... oh, oh LordMake sure my eyes are open, oh myMake sure my eyes are open, Lordwhen I ain't got much time leftMake sure my eyes are open when I take my final-Take my final breath Aus Songtexte Mania