I used to think I'd go out with a bang, 
On the back of a Harley, racin' a train, 
Runnin' with bulls over in Spain with the crazies.
I've never been one to back down from a dare
Jumpin' through fire or fallin' through air
It didn't matter, cause I didn't care until lately.

Now I'll tell you how I wanna go, 
Under a sail with my feet on the rail of a boat, 
Takin' it nice and slow, 
Ridin' the tide with you right by my side sittin' close.
With a Cuban cigar and my old guitar
Listening to you sing along to a song I just wrote
Missin' some notes.
That's how I wanna go.

When daddy died, he was just forty-eight
I can just see him and those pearly gates
And nobody knows how their life's gonna end, 
They don't know where it will happen or when
All I can say, is when I met you, mine started.

Now I'll tell you how I wanna go, 
Under a sail with my feet on the rail of a boat, 
Takin' it nice and slow, 
Ridin' the tide with you right by my side sittin' close.
With a Cuban cigar, a beat up guitar
Listening to you sing along with a song I just wrote
Missin' the notes.
That's how I wanna go.

Takin' it nice and slow, 
Ridin' the tide with you right by my side sittin' close.
With a Cuban cigar, a beat up guitar
Listening to you harmonize on a song I just wrote
Every note.
That's how I wanna go.