Mama said, "Son, someday you'll learn this lesson
Hard times never last, each day is a blessing
Keep your eyes on that kingdom waiting down the road
Across that River Jordan, everybody's got to go"
Everybody's got to go, heaven only knows
Way up in the sky to that sweet by and by
Everybody's got to go
The day my brother died I thought about a song
My mama used to sing before she passed on
About our Savior Jesus calling his children home
He'll leave no one behind, everybody's got to go
Everybody's got to go, heaven only knows
Way up in the sky to that sweet by and by
Everybody's got to go, everybody's got to go
I know I am not a young man but I look back over my youth
And think of those who saved me as I wandered from the truth
I'm not afraid of dying, when it come my time I'll know
I'll meet you over yonder, everybody's got to go
Everybody's got to go, heaven, heaven only knows
Way up in the sky to that sweet by and by
Everybody, way up in the sky to that sweet by and by
Everybody, everybody's got to go
Ooh, ooh, everybody, everybody's got to go
Ooh, ooh, everybody, everybody's got to go
Ooh, ooh, everybody, heaven only knows
Ooh, ooh, everybody, sweet by and by
Ooh, ooh, everybody, sweet by and by
Ooh, ooh, everybody, ooh, got to go
Ooh, ooh, everybody's got to go