Just this flash of light In the endless night And it's done One day a diamondback From the flour sack Is gonna come I hear the old folks when they say It's funny how time slips away I hear the old folks when they say Days getting shorter every day And then the box and stone [?] Oh, it'll weep and moan And it's gone Flesh and bone Will pay off the loan When it's done I hear the old folks when they say It's funny how time slips away I hear the old folks when they say Days getting shorter every day Come here now And let it come fast Come here now As long as you last No more two-by-two No more me and you When it's done Dreams and photographs Are what will be left When it's done I hear the old folks when they say It's funny how time slips away I hear the old folks when they say Days getting shorter every day Come here now And better come fast Come here now As long as you last Come here now And better come fast Come here now As long as you last