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