I been sinning 
And I been livin' 
And I been beaten 
By Saturdays 

On a diamond 
I lay on a diamond 
On a diamond 
I lay awake 
D'Artagnan 
Good ol' D'Artagnan 
He ain't got a thing on me 

I've been minding 
To my field of timing 
It's too bad your time in 
It just never came 
Well I don't know how else to say it 
In a different way 
But why don't you just fade away 
'Cause there's a battle goin on 
Down south of Babylon 
So why don't you just fade away 

I've been dealing
And I been healing 
And I've been dealing 
crooked game 
Thieving pirates 
I'm thieving pirates 
Out of gold that 
They stole from the queen 
Stole from a man 
Whose favorite hand 
Is one that he will always lack 
Well I'm building this levee 
By the Mississippi 
Or I'll die in an unmarked bay 
Well I don't know how else to say 
In a different way 
But why don't you just fade away 
'Cause there's a battle goin on 
Down south of Babylon 
So why don't you just fade away