Time’s A Wastin’

I'm a simple son, Lord, farther from my home
Then a star from heaven walking with me as I go, as I go
That's my call

Time's a wastin' so don't keep me prisoner for long

Well, long as I've got trouble everywhere I go
I must be back on that street in south New Mexico, Mexico
What went wrong, I don't know

Time's a wastin' so don't keep me prisoner for long

'Cause my Louisiana and my Tennessee
Women don't get sweeter than that Carolina tea
And they wait while I'm gone, while I'm gone

Well, time's a wastin' so don't keep me prisoner for long

Well now, ma'am, it's been a long day
It's warned me through and through
So what about that lovin' you got waiting' in your room, in your room
Just down the hall

Time's a wastin' so don't keep me prisoner, baby
Time's a wastin' so don't keep me prisoner, honey
Time's a wastin' so don't keep me prisoner for long
Oh, at all