THEY SAY TIME
IS OF THE ESSENCE
THEY SAY TIME WILL ALWAYS TELL
I WASTED TIME
IN CONSTANT PANIC
AS THE ROME AROUND ME FELL
AND EACH MOMENT
THAT IS STOLEN
GIVES ANOTHER TIME TO BREATH
IN A LIFE OF TURNING PAGES
WITH THE BIT
BETWEEN MY TEETH
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
I KNOW I WON'T BE A SLAVE
TO THE MISTAKES
THAT I'VE MADE
WITH THE PASSION
AND THE PRAISE
AND I WON'T GO 'TIL I'M READY
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
THEY SAY TIME
IS A GREAT HEALER
THEY SAY TIME
WILL NOT STAND STILL
BUT WHEN I LOOK
OUTSIDE THE WINDOW
I SEE A SKY STUCK TO A HILL
AND THE MOON
LOOKS DOWN BENIGNLY
LIKE IT'S SEEN IT ALL BEFORE
FOR A THOUSAND GENERATIONS
THAT DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
I KNOW I WON'T BE A SLAVE
TO THE MISTAKES
THAT I'VE MADE
WITH THE PASSION
AND THE PRAISE
AND I WON'T GO 'TIL I'M READY
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
THEY SAY TIME
WILL WAIT FOR NO MAN
THEY SAY TIME IS ON MY SIDE
I CAN NEVER MAKE MY MIND UP
AS IT ALL GOES WHIZZIN' BY
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
I KNOW I WON'T BE A SLAVE
TO THE MISTAKES
THAT I'VE MADE
WITH THE PASSION
AND THE PRAISE
I WON'T GO 'TIL I'M READY
I WON'T GO 'TIL I'M READY
NO, I WON'T GO 'TIL I'M READY
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
I KNOW I WON'T BE A SLAVE
TO THE MISTAKES
THAT I'VE MADE
AND I WON'T GO 'TIL I'M READY
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE