Lyrics:

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 who I can depend on, I know who to trust

I'm watchin' the boats, I'm studyin' the dust



I'm paintin' the town, makin' my last go-round

While I'm scufflin' and I'm shufflin' and I'm walkin' on briars

I'm not even aquainted with my old 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 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.