long while (demo)

it's gonna be a long while

it's gonna be a long

long while

gonna be a long while

living

a sad

sad day

when he finally goes away

there's gonna be a deli tray

and some tears

but it could be years

everybody's lining up

to get a piece of grandpa's stuff

if you think that living's tough

dying's worse

it's gonna be a long while

it's gonna be a long

long while

it's gonna be a long while

living

it only takes a little slip

for him to fall and break his hip

and then it's just a downhill trip

to his grave

embalmed and shaved

sister wants the figurines

brother wants the fax machine

mother thinks it's all obscene

'cause she'll be next

but it's gonna be a long while

it's gonna be a long

long while

it's gonna be a long while

living

beneath the chatter no one heard

the old man's final dying words

he lay alone so pale and small

and whispered

how i hate you all"