When Kesha gets to heaven, St. Peter should check her name on Dolly Parton’s list. And, duh, he’ll let her in. Rolling Stone can exclusively premiere “Tennessee,” Kesha ‘s new song with Orville Peck , in which she sings about her hopes for how she will be remembered after her death.

“When I leave, just celebrate/And lick the icing off my cake,” sings Kesha in the song’s first verse. “I hope my life will make you laugh/Pour me out one last shot of Jack/And put some rhinestones on my tombstone.”

In the chorus, Kesha lists that she wants to be remembered as a “crazy ass bitch” but also someone who “left a damn good legacy.” Later in the song, she asks that we not “sanctify” her name once she’s gone.

“When I reach those pearly gates/And Saint Peter makes me wait/If all my sins make

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