My grandpa taught me about buck knives and shotguns, how to cast an old Zebco, how to work a stick shift. He taught me the Bible, about all twelve disciples and he made sure that I know there's life after this with pearly gates, streets of gold, he said if I just believe, that's where I'll go. But Lord when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of heaven where there's dirt roads for miles, hay in the fields and fish in the river. Where there's dogwood trees, and honeybees, and blue skies and green grass forever. Lord when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven. Now it says in the King James, in the almighty's kingdom he mentions a mansion that he's built just for me. Now I'll gladly trade it for a farm house with acreage and a back yard that's shaded and a squeaky front porch swing. That's where I wanna hang my wings When I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of heaven. where there's dirt roads for miles, hay in the fields and fish in the river. Where there's dogwood trees, and honeybees, and blue skies and green grass forever. So Lord when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven... yeah. Yeahh, the good Lord knows me, he knows I need blue skies and green grass forever. Lord when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of heaven. Yeah when I die, I wanna live on the outskirts of Heaven.