[Verse]
Well, it's time to pay the fiddler
And it's sad to know we've danced it all away
But the one night's disappearing
Leaving nothin' but the cold hard light of day

And it's time to start erasin'
All the rainbows we've been chasing in our minds
We know there's no way of making
Other ties on us unravel and unwind

[Chorus]
Yes, it's time to pay the fiddler
And today's the day the first installment's due
For the rest of all my days
I'll wonder why the maker mismatched me and you
But there's so much to consider like my man and little baby
Who need and want my love just like you do
Now it's time to pay the fiddler
But before we pay the fiddler
Let's ask him to please play one last final tune

[Verse]
Well, it's time to pay the fiddler
Now there's naked sorrow drippin' from my eyes
Unrestrained and unshamed, we loved each other
Now we've got to let it lie
But I can feel my hands a-trembling
As I search to find a handle on the door
So let's let the fiddler pull his magic bow
Across our heart strings just once more

[Chorus]
Yes, it's time to pay the fiddler
And today's the day the first installment's due
For the rest of all my days
I'll wonder why the maker mismatched me and you
But there's so much to consider like my man and little baby
Who need and want my love just like you do
Now it's time to pay the fiddler
But before we pay the fiddler
Let's ask him to please play one last final tune