The Time

I tried to live a married life, keeping commitment in the back of my mind

Like somehow if I waited for it, situations like stars would align

As a result I’ve been building up this uncontrollable desire

That’s never happy, always trying to grab itself another spark of fire

I’ve nearly broken down each time I take the time to think of what I’ve done

Not only mine but her life’s hanging on with honesty and hope while I stay young

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Make me absent from my body

Don’t let selfishness or self-seeking desires

Keep me from the road I’m on

when I die I want to keep on seeing

Looking at my body falling down

And know there’s nothing more that bag of flesh can do

I’m off to higher ground

This year too many people I know died - it feels like something’s calling them together

Or maybe I’ve just reached an age where nothing’s hidden - I’d like to think that’s better

Jake’s a man I barely knew and Tim I never even gave the time

And what breaks my heart is knowing that the time I never gave was never mine

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