I will do no more a-prayin'
I will dig the dirt myself
Cause if the sky don't stop a-rainin'
We may not have much time left
We'll keep planning for the day when
We can spread out all the wealth
By and by, by and by, by and by
I will do no more a-hoping
I will get out on the street
I've grown weary of this coping
And I feel so incomplete
When the floodgates start to open
I want to have a front-row seat
By and by, by and by, by and by
I don't need no silver bullet, I don't need no magic wand
We've got to forge the future with our bonds
There's a better world a-coming, somewhere up beyond
By and by, by and by, by and by
I don't need no silver bullet, I don't need no magic wand
We've got to forge the future with our bonds
There's a better world a-coming, somewhere up beyond
By and by, by and by, by and by
I will do no more a-prayin'
I will dig the dirt myself
Cause if the sky don't stop a-rainin'
We may not have much time left
We'll keep planning for the day when
We can spread out all the wealth
By and by, by and by, by and by