"Last Word" lyrics - VICTORIA WILLIAMS

How many times must a newspaper call
Tryin' to persuade me to subscribe?
I don't subscribe to newspapers
I'm sure I'll find out soon enough
So what if I am the last to know, that's tough

Who's gonna bury the last man when he dies?
All the money in the world can't help you
If the world's on fire, the world's on fire
You can't just go on

I used to think to talk behind sounds bad
And it would be ignored
I've read in the Good Book, someplace it says
Every word uttered will be accounted for, yeah

What's the last word, what's the password?
Anybody gonna say?
What's the last word, what's the password?
Anybody gonna say?

Out in Heaven
It's the lion laying down with the lamb
Yeah, in Heaven
All dinosaur look in the face of the angel man
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

What's the last word, what's the password?
Anybody gonna say?
What's the last word, what's the password?
Anybody gonna say?

What's the last word, what's the password?
What's the last word, what's the password?
What's the last word, what's the password?
What's the last word, what's the password?

Those are a given, yeah, yeah
When we [Incomprehensible]