[Verse 1]
Devoted my life to the passing 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?

[Chorus]
There was a time, when you were mine
Well have one on me, bittersweet, Tennessee

[Verse 2]
Man you got old you got upset you got sick
The living took forever but the dying went quick
And oh just to think you were a little kid
Wondering what you'd be when you got big

[Chorus]
There was no time, suddenly
Well have one on me, bittersweet, Tennessee

[Post-Chorus]
There was no time
To free the flame from burning 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
[Outro]
Bittersweet, Tennessee, well have one on me