We pushed the horses as long as we could Over Coolie pass into Sierra Woods Burned the wagon wheels for heat, for food We cut down Timothy Gant to die, The twelve could make it through Time to go, time to go go Time to go, time to go go go Time to go, time to go go go Time to go, time to go go go We'll never come back It's time to go Try to make it to the shore It's time to go And now I know It's time to go Bakersfield we found a planned community With plentiful two-bedrooms and full amenities We sold the horses, we sold our guns A Specter of Timothy Gant appeared on my lawn And told me to run It's time to go, time to go time to go Time to go, time to go go go Time to go, time to go go go time to go time to go go go We'll never make it back It's time to go And vanish through the cracks Of molten ash Don't know what you had It's time to go