Well, it's time to pay the fiddlerAnd it's sad to know we've danced it all awayBut the warm night's disappearingLeaving nothing but the cold hard light of dayAnd it's time to start erasingAll the rainbows we've been chasing in our mindsWe know there's no way of makingOther ties on us unravel and unwindYes, it's time to pay the fiddlerAnd today's the day the first installment's dueBut for the rest of usAll my days I wonder why the maker mismatched me and youBut there's so much to considerLike my wife and little childrenWho need and want my love just like you doYes, it's time to pay the fiddlerBut before we pay the fiddlerLet's ask him to pleasePlay one last final tuneWell, it's time to pay the fiddlerAnd there's naked sorrow dripping from your eyesUnrestrained and unashamedWe loved each otherNow we've got to leave it aliveBut I can feel my hands a-tremblingAs I search for the truthSearch to find the handle on the doorSo let's let the fiddler pull his magic bowAcross our heartstrings just once moreYes, it's time to pay the fiddlerAnd today's the day the first installment's dueBut for the rest of all my daysI wonder why the fiddlerI wonder why the maker mismatched me and youBut there's so much to considerLike my wife and little childrenWho need and want my love just like you doYes, it's time to pay the fiddlerBut before we pay the fiddlerLet's ask him to pleasePlay one last final tuneDo-du-du, do-du-du-du-du-du-du-duDo-du-du, do-du-du-du-du-du-du-duDo-du-duDo-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-duDo-du-du