Lyrics

[Verse 1] It would sure be nice to be at my own funeral To see who made it People should have funerals While they all can still appreciate it Keep it normal, nothing formal Why should someone have to put a suit on? Please throw me a funeral one day a year I'll lie here on the futon [Chorus] And I hope you can make it on Friday And I know it's short notice And I know I always do this But you're invited to my birthday party [Verse 2] 'Cause ain't no one gonna throw it for me Why should I expect things just to happen? That's what any holiday's about, it's blank You just get out what you put back in If you don't decorate the scene on May Day Or on Halloween there's nothing So let's pretend that fate can make it out That's the only way we might end up with something [Chorus] So I hope you can make it on Friday And I know it's short notice And I know I always do this But you're invited to my birthday party [Verse 3] So can I find a little group Or am I so out of the loop with these gadgets? Old addresses that get bounced Strange voicemails that just announce the digits Emails I've not written back, I regret it now I'm losing track of all you Who's even left who's still a friend? Did I wait too long again to call you? [Chorus] Now I hope someone can make it on Friday And I know it's short notice And I know I always do this But you're invited to my birthday party [Verse 4] I'll try to make my house a home I'll try to not just be alone, I need to Or else I might just disappear I'm fading out with every year but I don't mean to I'm back in town, I didn't ring I guess that's just the sort of thing folks like me do My life gets full of other stuff Is it wrong now getting back in touch when I need you? [Chorus] And I hope anyone can make it on Friday And I know it's short notice And I know I always do this But you're invited to my birthday party