My Morning Jacket – I Will Be There When You Die

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Joe was born in New York City,
Son of Paul and Catherine
Always down and always out,
But his 'morrows always seemed jus' fine

There will be bigotry and
There will be open minds
There will be days of peace
You'll never have the time
As long as you keep a straight face

I will be there when you die
I was born in east kentucky,
Home of where the grass is dyed
Always down and always out,
But my 'morrows always seemed just fine

There will be bigotry and
There will be open minds
There will be days of peace
You'll never have the time
As long as you keep a straight face
I will be there when you die.

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Track duration: 04:43

"I Will Be There When You Die" as written by Jim James

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    General Comment:This song is perfect.
    Flag skyisburningon December 30, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Describes a perfect expression of love without being cliche or contrived. It's songwriting like this why this band is one of the best.
    Flag muteoffon October 22, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:so yea not trying to call rabidglow out here but im pretty sure this song is about his significant other in that he states exactly that in this video/performance...and btw this song is one of my all time top 10 and think it is so genuine and deep:

    youtube.com/…
    Flag robg60on August 28, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:two men who grew up separate from each other, but there is an indelible bond. new york city and kentucky are completely different from each other, and so are joe and the speaker. each person has the same outlook on life: somewhat depressed, but expectant of a better future. life goes on, no matter if your morrows are fine or not. these two friends are inseperable. this song always reminds me of "what sarah said" by death cab for cutie. if you like this song, go listen to that one.

    i listen to this song about 17 times a day. ha. especially in the fall.
    Flag rabidglowon November 06, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i just had a daughter in mid june and i would always sing this song to her even when she was still in me. i don't think ive listened to this song and not cried.
    Flag jesimessiahon July 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:im realy sorry about your friend dmb2135..
    Flag rhcpzephyr910on September 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i love this song.. it warms my heart whenever i hear it... or make me tear a little lol.. it's so beautiful
    Flag rhcpzephyr910on September 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:may i shed a tear?

    seriously, one of the best songs to ride along in a friend's car and have the longest conversations possible.
    Flag thisboyistocotronicon May 08, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:^^^It's by My Morning Jacket. I originally got into them because this song was mislabeled on LimeWire as being by GY!BE.
    Flag micolitheon January 22, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This song is purely amazing. So tender and heartful, was it My Morning Jacket? or Godspeed? whoever, it is a masterpiece. *tear*
    Flag Danni_baueron December 09, 2005   Link

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