Intro: David was a boy, just a letch, A simple means of birth, oh so sick, Another wasted life, many before, But David wanted better, so much more David's got a feeling, earthly bounds are retreating, Gonna get to heaven tonight David's got a feeling, earthly bounds are retreating All he has to do is step into the light The promise of heaven out of reach. With expectations he couldn't meet But David found a way to jump the line A back door in a life divine, David's got a feeling, earthly bounds are retreating, Gonna get to heaven tonight David's got a feeling, earthly bounds are retreating All he has to do is step into the light Death comes swiftly, for those who wait, But he's just like the rest of us, an impatient ingrate Death comes swiftly, for those who wait, But he's just like the rest of us, an impatient ingrate Death comes swiftly, for those who wait, But he's just like the rest of us, an impatient ingrate