Lay Me Down Andrew Peterson

[Verse 1]
Well I suppose you could lay me down to die in Illinois
Bury me beneath the rows of corn
Or in between the maple trees I climbed on as a boy
Where in the Land of Lincoln I was born

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh, and I recall
We rode the combines in the fall
And there comes a time
For gathering the harvest after all

[Chorus 1]
When you lay me down to die
I'll miss my boys, I'll miss my girls
Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world
You can lay me anywhere
But just remember this
When you lay me down to die
You lay me down to live

[Verse 2]
Well I asked a girl to marry me on a dock out on the lake
Our babies came to life in Tennessee
And the music of the mountains is still keeping me awake
Yeah, but everything that rises falls asleep