I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It) - Randy Newman

I have nothing left to say

But I’m going to say it anyway

Thirty years upon a stage

And now I hear the people say

Why won’t he go away?

I pass the houses of the dead

They’re calling me to join their group

But I stagger on instead

Dear God, Sweet God

Protect me from the truth

I’m dead but I don’t know it

(He's dead He’s dead)

I’m dead but I don’t know

(He's dead He’s dead)

I’m dead but I don’t know it

(He's dead He’s dead)

Please don’t tell me so Let me, let me go

I have a family to support

But surely, that is no excuse

I’ve nothing further to report

Time you spend with me Is time you lose

BRIDGE

I always thought that I would know

When it was time to quit

That when I lost a step or two or three or four or five

I’d notice it Now that I’ve arrived here safely

I find my talent is gone

Why do I go on and on and on and on and on And on and on and on and on and on

(He's dead He’s dead He’s dead)

I don’t know it

(He's dead He’s dead He’s dead)

I didn’t know

(He's dead He’s dead He’s dead)

I didn’t know it

(He's dead He’s dead He’s dead)

How would be so cruel to tell me so?

(You're dead!)

When will I end this bitter game?

When will I end this cruel charade?

Everything I write all sounds the same

Each record that I’m making

Sounds like a record that I made

Just not as good!

I’m dead but I don’t know it

(He's dead He’s dead)

I’m dead but I didn’t know

(He's dead He’s dead)

I’m dead but I don’t know it

(He's dead He’s dead)

Please don’t tell me so Please don’t tell me so

(YOUR"RE DEAD!!!)