There are twenty-three hours that I can't get by

But the 24th hour is the one when I cry

I pray that it won't come but it comes anyhow

And the 24th hour is right about now



Right about now the heartaches start calling

Right about now the teardrops start falling

The late show is over and there's no place to go

And it's right about now that I miss you you so

[ steel - fiddle ]

I start couting the hours when daylight began

For I know that when night comes just how it will end

I pray that it won't come but it comes anyhow

And the 24th hour is right about now



Right about now the heartaches start calling...