Restless Farewell

Oh, all the money that in my whole life I did spend

Be it mine right or wrongfully

I let it slip gladly to my friends

To tie up the time most forcefully

But the bottles are done, we've killed each one

And the table's full and overflowed

And the corner sign says it's closing time

So I'll bid farewell and be down the road

Oh, every girl that ever I've touched

I did not do it harmfully

And every girl that ever I've hurt

I did not do it knowingly

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

I'll bid farewell and be down the line

Oh, every foe that ever I faced

The cause was there before we came

And every cause that ever I fought

I fought it full without regret or shame

But the dark does die

As the curtain is drawn

And somebody's eyes must meet the dawn

And if I see the day I'd only have to stay

So I'll bid farewell in the night and be gone

Oh, every thought that's strung a knot in my mind

I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung

But it's not to stand naked under unknowing eyes

It's for myself for my friends my stories are sung

But the time ain't tall

Yet on time you depend and no word is possessed by no special friend

And though the line is cut, it ain't quite the end

I'll just bid farewell 'til 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 I'll make my stand and remain as I am

And bid farewell and not give a damn