daddy worked down in the coal mine
and mamma worked hard at the mill
well i know it sounds like an old line but
i tried and i always will
now that i've grown up to be a man
the only thing i've learned is don't give a damn
my folks are getting older
and their time ain't long
well they're both getting old and their time ain't long
i never went much for schooling
maybe that's just because
i couldn't take all their fooling
ain't got all that much to say
if you need to pass the time a day
spend it with me because my time ain't long
well you know you can spend your time with me
people we all been screaming
about what is right or wrong
i used to spend my time dreaming
now all i do is sing my song
be anything that you wanna be
because your time ain't long
well you better move soon because your time ain't long
i believe my time ain't long
believe my time ain't long
believe my time ain't long
believe my time ain't long