Paul Simon - The Afterlife lyrics

After I died and the makeup had dried
I went back to my place
No moon that night but a heavenly light
Shone on my face

Still I thought it was odd there
Was no sign of God just to usher me in
Then a voice from above
Sugar coated with love said "let us begin"

You got to fill out a form first
And then you wait in the line
You got to fill out a form first
And then you wait in the line

Okay, new kid in school
Got to follow the rule
You got to learn the routine
Whoa, there's a girl over there
With the sunshiny hair
Like a homecoming queen

I said, "Hey
What you say? It's a glorious day
By the way, how long you been dead?
Maybe you, maybe me, maybe baby makes three"
But she just shook her head

You got to fill out a form first
And then you wait in the line
You got to fill out a form first
And then you wait in the line

Buddha and Moses and all the noses
From narrow to flat had to stand in the line
Just to glimpse the divine'
What you think about that?

Well it seems like our fate
To suffer and wait for the knowledge we seek
It's all his design, no one cuts in the line
No one here likes a sneak

You got to fill out a form first
And then you wait in the line
You got to fill out a form first
And then you wait in the line

After you climb up the ladder of time
The Lord God is near
Face to face in the vastness of space
Your words disappear

And you feel like swimming in
An ocean of love and the current is strong
But all that remains when you try to explain
Is a fragment of song

Lord is it, Be Bop A Lu La or Ooh Poppa Do
Lord, Be Bop A Lu La or Ooh Poppa Do
Be Bop A Lu La