Spirit in the Sky part 1

I have recently become infatuated with this song, "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum (who was raised Jewish).  I admit, I became infatuated after hearing it in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy."  Great movie by the way, go see it once or twice like I will be doing pretty soon.

I am definitely a Christian but I don't really care for most modern Christian music.  It's not that it's not good music or doesn't even carry good messages.  There are just some styles of music I care for and some I don't.  That goes for types of Christian music also.  Which brings me to this song.  From what I can tell it's not deeply Christian but vaguely so with more of a world view of what the gist of Christianity is.

But what is it saying that would make someone think of Christianity?  Apparently there was an interview in which Greenbaum explained that Westerns were his real influence and the thought of dieing with your boots on was something spiritual to him.  Furthermore, using Christianity was necessary because he had to use something.  However the citation on this word is spotty so I cannot confirm this with certainty.  

SO I suppose my question is...how spot on is this song when it comes to Christianity?

"When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
When I lay me down to die
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky

    Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
    That's where I'm gonna go when I die
    When I die and they lay me to rest
    Gonna go to the place that's the best"

Prepare yourself, you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky

    Gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky
    That's where you're gonna go when you die
    When you die and they lay you to rest
    You're gonna go to the place that's the best

Never been a sinner, I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky

    Oh, set me up with the spirit in the sky
    That's where I'm gonna go when I die
    When I die and they lay me to rest
    I'm gonna go to the place that's the best

Go to the place that's the best

Clearly this could be a couple of things.  "When I lay me down to die, Goin up to the spirit in the sky".

Is this heaven for the dead?  

Acts 1:9 "And when He (Jesus) had said these things, while they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him away from their sight."

2nd Kings 2:11 "And as they went on and talked, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared: and they separated the two of them.  And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven"

Genesis 5:23-24 "And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.  And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him."

In  these instances someone was taken up to Heaven but none of these examples involved just the soul of a person after they are laid down to rest as the song indicates.  These examples are of people who were very much alive.  So what about the dead?

In regards to one of the God's prophets Samuel after his death, the Kind of Israel of that time, Saul had sunken low and had sought out a soothsayer (medium) to "Bring up Samuel".  Key phrase there.  The whole section is 1 Samuel 28:3 - 25 if you want to get the full context of what was going on but in verse 15 specifically the transaction occurred like this, "And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?......"

However in Ecclesiastes 12:7 says "And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to God who gave it."  but when coupled with Genesis 2:7 "Jehovah God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul."  So in this transaction of death in Eccl 12:7 is the breath here the same as the breath in Genesis 2:7 and if so, then what of the living soul?

In Luke 16: 19 - 31 it tells of the story of a rich man who had much wealth in life and a beggar named Lazarus who both died.  Lazarus was carried away into "Abraham's bosom" and the rich man also died.  vs 23 - 24 "And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, begin in torment, and saw Abraham from afar and Lazarus in his bosom.  And he called rout and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this flame."   I dunno about you, but visually I always thought of heaven being a greater distance from a place of fire.  Certainly not close enough to where someone can yell from afar and say "Hey, throw me some water!"   This begs to question, what Abraham's bosom is.  It seems to be a part of Hades, not to be confused with hell which certainly doesn't seem to be what is described as heaven or even in the sky for that matter.  

Furthermore if we look at Revelation 1:18 "I am the living One; and I became dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever; and I have the keys of death and of Hades."  Would he have had to go to Heaven to get such keys?  Also Acts 2:31, Acts 2:27.  Now I am not saying conclusively that Hades is where dead souls go.  I am saying that there does not seem to be anything confirming dead souls going to a "spirit in the sky."  It's probably more akin to a waiting area paradise on onside and the waiting area where it's desolate, dry, and terrible and the other side being separated by this "grand canyon" keeping one from crossing over.

But that's more research for another time.