well there ain t no time to let that gun be shy babe there ain t no time to live up to the lie babe and there ain t no time to let the well run dry baby there s far too many things to do before the day is through well there ain t no way of pushing back the clocks babe there ain t no way to make the bad man stop babe there ain t no time to holler out until your face turns blue cause there s far too many things to do before the day is through well there ain t no time purple mountain s majesty has turned all black and blue the shots that fired up the hill they re headed right for you there ain t no time to look me in the eye or ask me what i m doing there s far too many things to do before the war is through there ain t no time