He's up late, cleaning what remains, steel tray filled with things to clean the stains Lock it up, shut it down, nobody left in this one horse town His reflection in the table reminds him of the cradle of his life before He thinks back to the minute, never will forget it, his story you can't ignore Had a nice life, lived upstate, had a dog and a house and a white picket gate One day there was a woman at the door, in a dark suit like his daddy once wore Open before it's too late; this collection is past it's due date, I've been cheated one too Many times This life you owe to pay for your crimes Please, leave me be You'll get what you want, but in good time. But if it's not enough I relinquish all my sunny days His life is still his own, slaves away every day, paying back his loan She took it all as interest on the call, paid collect By the diener at mausoleum hall Now his days are spent taking names as the dead shuffle through the door To those with souls, to you he does implore; Please learn from me You'll get what you want but in good time Even if it's not enough, cherish all of those sunny days