Verse 1 Midnight creepin’ through the iron gate Boot heels draggin’, yeah I’m runnin’ late Moonlight bleedin’ on a crooked stone Ain’t no livin’ man ever felt this alone Got a joint rolled tight in a calloused hand Cold dirt preacher in a dead man’s land I light it up for the souls I knew Ashes fall like the morning dew Pre-Chorus Yeah I dig ‘em down, yeah I lay ‘em deep But I don’t get rest, and I don’t get sleep Chorus I’m an undertaker singin’ to the dead Whiskey on my breath, regret in my head Pour one out where the names are carved Say a prayer for the lost and the broken-hearted Dust to dust, yeah I walk that line Little smoke, little sin, just to pass the time Graveyard shift, and the devil don’t choose— I’m just a man with the undertaker’s blues Verse 2 White lines cut on a marble slab Lord forgive me for the life I had Angel names and a cross worn thin Even saints ain’t safe from sin Take a swig from the bottle brown Spill some out, let it soak the ground “For you, old friend,” yeah I whisper low Ain’t much left but the debts I owe Pre-Chorus Shovel sings in the pale moonlight Every wrong feels a little more right Chorus I’m an undertaker singin’ to the dead Whiskey on my breath, regret in my head Pour one out where the names are carved Say a prayer for the lost and the broken-hearted Dust to dust, yeah I walk that line Little smoke, little sin, just to pass the time Graveyard shift, and the devil don’t choose— I’m just a man with the undertaker’s blues Bridge Mama said, “Son, don’t walk that road” But I got buried under every load Now I talk to ghosts like they understand ‘Cause the livin’ never gave a damn Wind cuts cold through a pinewood sigh Every night feels like goodbye If redemption’s real, it’s runnin’ late— Probably buried past that gate Final Chorus I’m an undertaker singin’ to the dead With a haunted soul and a heart misled Pour one out till the bottle’s dry Watch it sink where the shadows lie Dust to dust, yeah I’ve paid my dues With a crooked grin and these worn-out boots Graveyard king with nothin’ to lose— Just a man with the undertaker’s blues