Ollie told me, I'm a fool   So I walked on down the road a mile   Went to the house that brings a smile   Sat upon my grandpa's knee   And what do you think he said to me?      When you awake, you will remember everythin'   You will be hangin' on a string from your   When you believe you will relieve on the soul   That you were born up to grow old and never know      Ollie showed me the fork in the road   You can take to the left or go straight to the right   Use your days and save your nights   Careful where you step and watch whacha eat   Sleep with the light and you got it beat      When you awake you will remember everythin'   You will be hangin' on a string from your   When you believe you will relieve on the soul   That you were born up to grow old and never know      Ollie warned me, it's mean old world   The street don't greet you, yes, it's true   What am I supposed to do?   Read the writin' on the wall   I heard it when I was very small      When you awake, you will remember everythin'   You will be hangin' on a string from your   When you believe you will relieve on the soul   That you were born up to grow old and never know      Wash my hands in lye water   I got a date with the Captains daughter   You can go and tell your brother   We sure gonna love one another, oh yea      May be right and you might be wrong   I ain't gonna worry all day long   Snow's gonna come and the frost gonna bite   My old car froze up last night   Ain't no reason to hang my head I could wake up in the   Mornin' dead   Ohh ohh ohh   Ohh ohh ohh      If I thought it would do any good   I'd stand on the rock where Moses