Mama said, "Son, someday you'll learn this lessonHard times never last, each day is a blessingKeep your eyes on that kingdom waiting down the roadAcross that River Jordan, everybody's got to go" Everybody's got to go, heaven only knows Way up in the sky to that sweet by and by Everybody's got to go The day my brother died I thought about a song My mama used to sing before she passed on About our Savior Jesus calling his children home He'll leave no one behind, everybody's got to go Everybody's got to go, heaven only knows Way up in the sky to that sweet by and by Everybody's got to go, everybody's got to go I know I am not a young man but I look back over my youth And think of those who saved me as I wandered from the truth I'm not afraid of dying, when it come my time I'll knowI'll meet you over yonder, everybody's got to go Everybody's got to go, heaven, heaven only knows Way up in the sky to that sweet by and by Everybody, way up in the sky to that sweet by and by Everybody, everybody's got to go Ooh, ooh, everybody, everybody's got to go Ooh, ooh, everybody, everybody's got to go Ooh, ooh, everybody, heaven only knows Ooh, ooh, everybody, sweet by and by Ooh, ooh, everybody, sweet by and by Ooh, ooh, everybody, ooh, got to go Ooh, ooh, everybody's got to go
Mama said, "Son, someday you'll learn this lessonHard times never last, each day is a blessingKeep your eyes on that kingdom waiting down the roadAcross that River Jordan, everybody's got to go" Everybody's got to go, heaven only knows Way up in the sky to that sweet by and by Everybody's got to go The day my brother died I thought about a song My mama used to sing before she passed on About our Savior Jesus calling his children home He'll leave no one behind, everybody's got to go Everybody's got to go, heaven only knows Way up in the sky to that sweet by and by Everybody's got to go, everybody's got to go I know I am not a young man but I look back over my youth And think of those who saved me as I wandered from the truth I'm not afraid of dying, when it come my time I'll knowI'll meet you over yonder, everybody's got to go Everybody's got to go, heaven, heaven only knows Way up in the sky to that sweet by and by Everybody, way up in the sky to that sweet by and by Everybody, everybody's got to go Ooh, ooh, everybody, everybody's got to go Ooh, ooh, everybody, everybody's got to go Ooh, ooh, everybody, heaven only knows Ooh, ooh, everybody, sweet by and by Ooh, ooh, everybody, sweet by and by Ooh, ooh, everybody, ooh, got to go Ooh, ooh, everybody's got to go
