See You in Hell (Save Me a Seat)

[Verse 1]
They found my truck at the county line
Engine runnin', gas on E
Radio playin' some ol' Hank whine
And a note that said "save a seat for me"
They prob'ly think I'm cryin' somewhere
Sippin' mercy, beggin' please
But I ain't beggin' for nothin', boys
I'm just takin' my talents to the breeze

[Chorus]
See you in hell, save me a seat
Keep the whiskey warm and the fire sweet
I ain't askin' for forgiveness, ain't askin' for a prayer
Just a barstool in the corner where nobody cares
If I laugh too loud or stay too long
Or sing the same damn devil song
See you in hell — yeah, I'll see you there
Save me a seat, I'll save you a stare

[Verse 2]
Tell St. Peter I said "thanks but no thanks"
Tell the angels I'm allergic to the light
Tell the devil I'm bringin' my own shanks
And a joke that'll keep him up all night
I ain't scared of the heat, boys
I was born in July
And if hell ain't got a jukebox
Then I'm startin' one when I arrive

[Chorus]

See you in hell, save me a seat
Keep the whiskey warm and the fire sweet
I ain't askin' for forgiveness, ain't askin' for a prayer
Just a barstool in the corner where nobody cares
If I laugh too loud or stay too long
Or sing the same damn devil song
See you in hell — yeah, I'll see you there
Save me a seat, I'll save you a stare

[Bridge — spoken, grinning]
Y'all act like dyin' is somethin' to be afraid of.
[chuckles]
I've been dead since '09. This is just... paperwork.
So go ahead. Cry at my funeral. Throw dirt on my name.
I'll be down there laughin', savin' you a seat by the flame.
And when you show up — and you will — don't act surprised.
I told you I was funny.
Just... took you a while to realize.

[Guitar break — triumphant, messy, feedback squealing at the end like a man laughing into the abyss]

[Outro — sung, loud, defiant]
See you in hell, save me a seat!
I'll be the one with bloody feet!
Laughin' at the preachers, drinkin' with the thieves!
Burnin' down the memories of everything I couldn't be!
See you in hell — yeah, save me a—
Save me a—
SAVE ME A SEAT!

[one last, wild, joyful laugh — then a crash of guitar and dead silence.]

Outlaw Country, Tempo: mid-fast, swaggering., male