Bye and Bye

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 slippin’ and slidin’, walkin’ on briars

To get to the one that my heart 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 red 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, mama, she’s feeling sad

I’ll establish my rule through civil war

Bring it on up from the ocean’s floor

I’ll take you higher just so you can see the fire