Watch and Chain

saw my daddy standing by the roadside
he was wearing a hat i‘d never seen before
he pointed toward the sun, said "i’ll be goin’ now
tell the boss man i'm not comg to work no more
i left you my old watch and chain, hanging by the door"

walked back home kicking a can along the way
the sound was like the music in my head
an old man passing by said “sounds like a funeral”
it was then i knew my mama, she was dead
i turned around and headed, headed for the river instead

don't the seconds pass like a frozen ocean
and don't the decades pass just as fast as lightning
if you find the time won’t you save some for me?
please save some for me

heard about a land across the ocean
where they never need to know the time of day
i won't need watch and chain in that sweet place
i’m bound to go there and i’m bound to stay
ain't nobody left round here to stop me anyway