Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Suzanne Vega
Canonical path: /suzanne-vega/tombstone
Related lyric paths: 6
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Tombstone
Read Tombstone lyrics by Suzanne Vega on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Tombstone
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I like a tombstone cause it
weathers well
and if it stands or if it crumbles
only time will tell
if you carve my name in marble
you must cut it deep
there'll be no dancing on the gravestone
you must let me sleep
and time is burning burning burning
it burns away
I don't need to see the gates of
famous men
but I do try to see the kingdom
every now and then
if you ask me where it is it's on a
humble map
and I know that to enter in the doorway
show your handicap
and time is burning burning burning
it burns away
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Suzanne Vega performs "Tombstone", and this lyric page sits inside the Suzanne Vega catalog on LyroVerse.
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