After They're Gone

He could see his shadow on the wall where he sits Checks his watch, checks the sun, whispers "boy this is it There's a train leaving Dogtown in about three hours time If I want to get out of this town alive I gotta get out of this dive" He leaves a stool spinnin', with a froth on his beer I slide over and I knock it back, and I offer him my cheers We ain't here for much, but we got much to do We ain't here to call out names, or to be somebody's fool We ain't here to make time, cause time marches on We ain't here to bring 'em back, long after they're gone Now she paces and she fusses as she's walking down the floor She trips over a suitcase tucked behind the door She says "now what can come of this my friend, I hope he knows Cheatin' and then leavin' town ain't the only way go Now he walks in the back door, but he won't be walking long 'Cause the lock is off the safe and the ammunitions gone We ain't here for much, but we got much to do We ain't here to call out names, or to be somebody's fool We ain't here to make time, cause time marches on We ain't here to bring 'em back, long after they're gone Now I'm sittin' in the shadow of that trailer park sign Watching that sun go down one minute at a time That slow rolling train 's rollin' slowly by And there ain't nobody getting on, nobody ridin' high She smiles and she looks at me and she tosses me a beer And I slide over and I knock it back because she don't waste no tears We ain't here for much, but we got much to do We ain't here to call out names, or to be somebody's fool We ain't here to make time, cause time marches on We ain't here to bring 'em back, long after they're gone We ain't here for much, but we got much to do We ain't here to call out names, or to be somebody's fool We ain't here to make time, cause time marches on We ain't here to bring 'em back, long after they're gone