Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven
Written and Recorded by Loretta Lynn
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Everybody wants to go to heaven but
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nobody wants to
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nobody wants to
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Once upon a time there lived a man and his
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name was Heze
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kiah
He walked with God both day and night but he
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didn't wanna
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He cried oh Lord please let me live
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death is close I
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know
God smiled down on Hezekiah and gave him
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fifteen years to
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go
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nobody wants to
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heaven but I don't wanna
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So I long for the day when I'll have new birth
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love the living here on earth
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nobody wants to
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When Jesus lived here on this earth he
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knew his father's
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plan
He knew that he must give his life to
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save the soul of
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men
When Judas had betrayed him His
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father heard him
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cry
He was brave until his death but He
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didn't wanna
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nobody wants to
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heaven but I don't wanna
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven?
- The song Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
