I have met the Master on my knees been tested and I've tried And I've seen the God of heaven paint the fields and the country side I've been the husband of one wife heard my newborn baby cry But when I've learned enough to really live I'll be old enough to die old enough to die I'm just a plain hard working man no stopping place have I found Although I'm tired I'm still inspired at night when I lie down I've learned to like it on God's earth but I sometimes I wonder why When I've learned enough to really live I'll be old enough to die old enough to die When I've learned enough to really live I'll be old enough to die old enough to die