Bye and bye, I´m breathin´ a lover´s sigh
I´m sittin´ on my watch so I can be on time
I´m singin´ love´s praises with sugar-coated rhyme
Bye and bye, on you I´m casting my eye

I´m paintin´ the town—swinging my partner around
I know who I can depend on, I know who to trust
I´m watchin´ the roads, I´m studying the dust
I´m paintin´ the town making my last go-round

Well, I´m scufflin´ and I´m shufflin´ and I´m walkin´ on briars
I´m not even acquainted with my own desires

I´m rollin´ slow—I´m doing all I know
I´m tellin´ myself I found true happiness
That I´ve still got a dream that hasn´t been repossessed
I´m rollin´ slow, goin´ where the wild roses grow

Well the future for me is already a thing of the past
You were my first love and you will be my last

Papa gone mad, mamma, she´s feeling sad
I´m gonna baptize you in fire so you can sin no more
I´m gonna establish my rule through civil war
Gonna make you see just how loyal and true a man can be