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