I'm not afraid of death,
and that's because I’ve never died.
I'm not afraid of hell,
and that's because I've never lied.
I may not go to heaven,
that's just because I've never tried.
So I'm not afraid,
no, I'm not afraid of death.
I'm not afraid of death,
And that's cause death I’d never feel.
I'm not afraid of hell,
and that's cause I almost never steal.
Well, I may not go to heaven,
But that's just because heaven isn't real.
So I'm not afraid,
no, I'm not afraid of death.
I'm not afraid of death
because I think it might be cool.
I'm not afraid of hell
Because I think it's probably full.
Well, I may not go to heaven
that's just cause heaven's a bunch of bull.
Because I’m not afraid,
no, I’m not afraid of death.
I am afraid of life,
and that’s because I’ve lived a lot.
I am afraid of getting old,
afraid of losing what I’ve got.
But I wouldn’t ever want to be a kid again—
just think of all that snot.
So I’m not afraid,
No, I’m not afraid of death.
I’m not afraid of death,
even though I know that I must die.
I’m not afraid of hell,
even though I know I’ve often lied.
Don’t know if I’ll ever get to heaven,
But, hell, I’m gonna try,
Because I’m not afraid
No, I’m not afraid of death.
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