Everybody's leaving
They're going far away
They're taking nothing
That might remind them of today
They're sweeping out the ashes
They're singing to the breeze
They only know that they're best to believe
They only know that they're best to believe

From a highway of diamonds I sent you all my love
I sent you good news every time they wished me luck
And now I'm passing by the brakeman
Says just wait and see
He only knows that he's best to believe

He only knows that he's best to believe
He only knows that he's best to believe

The peddler and the parson
Asked for no reprieve
They only know that they're best to believe

October ladies
They're just standing still
They talk of flying and being buried on the hill
They're shipping out this morning
They're praying for godspeed
They only know that they're best to believe
They only know that they're best to believe

All of your disappointments
Are hoping for a rest
They've asked for nothing except wishing you the best
Of all that you've imagined
But you never really see
They only know that you're best to believe

They only know that you're best to believe
They only know that you're best to believe

A sister and a brother
Might be just a dream
But I only know that I'm best to believe
A sister and a brother
Might be just a dream
But I only know that I'm best to believe
I only know that I'm best to believe
I only know that I'm best to believe