Devoted my life to the passin' of time Crossed over county to the Missouri line And how does one sail on the waves of time? Hey there sailor, can I hitch a ride? There was a time when you were mine Oh, there was a time when you were mine There was a time when you were mine Oh, there was a time Well, have one on me, bittersweet Tennessee Bittersweet Tennessee Goddamn you got old, you got upset you got sick The livin' took forever, but the dyin' went quick And oh, just to think you were a little kid Wonderin' what you'd be when you got big And there was no time, suddenly Oh, there was no time, suddenly There was no time, suddenly Oh, there was no time Well, have one on me, bittersweet Tennessee Bittersweet Tennessee ♪ There was no time There was no time There was no time There was no time To free the flame from burnin' up inside To thunder like a motorcycle headed down the line To eat, to weep, to lay me down so sweet To sow, to reap, or to let our glasses clink To time To time, to time To time, to time To time, to time To time Bittersweet Tennessee Bittersweet Tennessee Bittersweet Tennessee Bittersweet Tennessee Well, have one on me