Long While-Barenaked Ladies

[00:00.00][Chorus ] It's gonna be a long while [00:18.15]It's gonna be a long, long while [00:21.66]Gonna be a long while, living[Verse 1] [00:29.52]A sad, sad day [00:32.01]When he finally goes away [00:35.49]There's gonna be a deli tray [00:39.15]And some tears [00:40.47]But it could be years [00:42.63]Everybody's lining up [00:45.90]To get a piece of grandpa's stuff [00:49.56]If you think that living's tough [00:53.01]Dying's worse[Chorus ] [00:56.37]It's gonna be a long while [00:59.88]It's gonna be a long, long while [01:03.42]It's gonna be a long while, living[Verse 2] [01:10.35]It only takes a little slip [01:13.44]For him to fall and break his hip [01:17.34]And then it's just a downhill trip [01:20.76]To his grave [01:22.29]Embalmed and shaved [01:24.21]Sister wants the figurines [01:27.69]Brother wants the fax machine [01:31.14]Mother thinks it's all obscene' [01:34.32]Cause she'll be next[Chorus] [01:37.74]But it's gonna be a long while [01:41.64]It's gonna be a long, long while [01:45.15]It's gonna be a long while, living[Bridge] [01:51.99]Beneath the chatter no one heard [01:55.47]The old man's final dying words [01:58.98]He lay alone so pale and small [02:02.34]And whispered, "How I hate you all" [02:05.97]His life is not what [02:07.95]I would call living[Verse 3] [02:27.90]Wait until [02:30.27]The lawyer finally reads the will [02:33.84]Circling above their kill [02:37.44]Everyone will be stunned [02:40.74]He gave it all to charity [02:44.25]Dangled like a carrot, he [02:47.43]Decided not to share it, we [02:51.18]Should have known[Chorus ] [02:54.51]Grandpa's gonna be a long while [02:58.29]Gonna be a long, long while [03:01.77]Gonna be a long while, living [03:08.22]Grandpa's gonna be long while [03:12.21]Gonna be a long, long while [03:15.57]It's gonna be a long while, living [03:21.75]Long while, [03:24.36]Gonna be a long, long while, living [03:30.36]Long while, [03:32.67]Oh he's gonna be a long, long while, [03:36.57]Gonna be a long while, living.