Lay me down on the hillside, cover up my eyes

I don't wanna see another shepherd lurking in disguise

Lead his flock back to the slaughter with sugarcoated lies

Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my eyes

Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my ears

I don't wanna hear the choir prey upon our deepest fears

Or the preachers drink from cisterns

loaded full of fallen tears

Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my ears

Lay me down on the hillside

Lay me down and walk away

Leave no roses on my headstone

Leave no footprints in the clay

Just lay me down and walk away

Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my mouth

So I can't tell the truth beyond the shadow of a doubt

I don't wanna make a promise just to fail to keep my vows

Lay me down on the hillside and cover up my mouth

Lay me down on the hillside

Lay me down and walk away

Leave no roses on my headstone

Leave no footprints in the clay

Just lay me down and walk away

Lay me down on the hillside, turn away your face

And leave no post or marker just to sanctify this place

Raise nothing in my honor, it wasn't worth the waste

Lay me down on the hillside, turn away your face

Lay me down on the hillside

Lay me down and walk away

Leave no roses on my headstone

Leave no footprints in the clay

Lay me down on the hillside

I don't wanna meet this way

Let me lay there in the darkness

You know that's where I wanna stay

Just lay me down and walk away