It’s bad luck to be braggin’… how you put me down Watch out for the lies that you spread You ripped out my heart but I can… still get around You’ve got to… show some respect for the dead You’re gonna be sorry for the way you behaved Regret every mean word you said It’ll come back to haunt you… if you dance on my grave You ought to… show some respect for the dead You got to show some respect for the dearly departed Respect for the fool that you left broken-hearted It was hard to extinguish, that big flame we started You’ve got to… show some respect for the dead Life as I knew it… ended the day You left for another instead Your dreams become nightmares if you treat love this way You got to… show some respect for the dead You got to show some respect for the dearly departed Respect for the fool that you left broken-hearted It was hard to extinguish, that big flame we started You’ve got to… show some respect for the dead You’ve got to show some respect for the dead