By and by, I'm breathin' a lover's sigh
While I'm sittin' on my watch, so I can be on time
I'm singin' love's praises with sugar coated rhyme
By and by, on you I'm castin' my eye

I'm paintin' the town, swingin' my partner around
Well I know, I can depend on, I know who to trust
I'm watchin' the roads, I'm studyin' the dust
I'm paintin' the town, makin' my last go round

Well I'm scufflin' and I'm shufflin' and I'm walkin' on briars
I'm not even aquainted with my own desires
I'm rollin' slow, I'm doin' all I know
I'm tellin' myself I've found true happiness
That I 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, mama she's feelin' sad
Well I'm gonna baptize you in fire, so you can sin no more
I wanna establish my rule through civil war
Gonna make you see just how loyal and true a man can be