Hold back the rushing minutes make the wind lie still
Don't let the moonlight shine across the lonely hill
Dry all the raindrops hold back the sun
My world has ended my baby's gone

I wake up almost every night and realize you're gone
I toss and turn and stare at darkness waiting for the dawn
I try to tell my lonely heart we'll make it all alone
But it cries my world has ended my baby's gone

Hold back the rushing minutes...
[ mandolin - steel ] Hold back the rushing minutes...
Don't they know my world has ended my baby's gone