Oh, all the money that in my whole life I did spend
Be it mine right or wrongfully
I let it slip gladly to friends
To tie up the time most forcefully
But the bottles are done
Weve killed each one
And the tables full and overflowed
And the corner sign
Says its closing time
So Ill bid farewell and be down the road
Oh, evry girl that ever Ive touched
I did not do it harmfully
And evry girl that ever Ive hurt
I did not do it knowinly
But to remain as friends
You need the time to make amends
And stay behind
And since my feet are now fast
And point away from the past
Ill bid farewell and be down the line
Oh, evry foe that ever I faced
The cause was there before we came
And evry cause that ever I fought
I fought it full without regret or shame
But the dark does die
As the curtain is drawn and somebodys eyes
Must meet the dawn
And if I see the day
Id only have to stay
So Ill bid farewell in the night and be gone
Oh, evry thought thats strung a knot in my mind
I might go insane if it couldnt be sprung
But its not to stand naked under unknowin eyes
Its for myself and my friends my stories are sung
But the time aint tall
Yet on time you depend and no word is possessed
By no special friend
And though the line is cut
It aint quite the end
Ill just bid farewell till we meet again
Oh, a false clock tries to tick out my time
To disgrace, distract, and bother me
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face
And the dust of rumors covers me
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is slick
It can pierce through dust no matter how thick
So Ill make my stand
And remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn