THERE'S THIS PEACE THAT I GET AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE BLESSED
AS THE SUN SETS OVER THE BAY
SAW A DARK SILHOUETTE OF A SEABIRD I GUESS
HIS WORK IS DONE FOR THE DAY
AND AS I HEAD FOR HOME I FIND MY THOUGHTS HAVE ROAMED
TO A COLD WINTERS NIGHT BY THE WARM FIRE BRIGHT
YET IT'S A LONELY SCENE I SEE
NO ONE IS THERE JUST A ROCKING CHAIR
AND A CLOCK - ITS TICKING NOW. IT’S TIME
NOW MY THOUGHTS RACE AHEAD OF MY FEET AS THEY TREAD
IN THE DEEP PURPLE TWILIGHT I SMILE
IT’S LIKE THE REALM OF THE DEAD OR MY WARM COSY BED
IT’S LIKE WALKING THROUGH A DREAM FOR A WHILE
WE KNOW ONE DAY OUR TIME WILL COME BUT UNTIL THEN IT'S SOME WHERE
ON A HILL FAR AWAY WHERE THE OLD ONES SAY
YOU CAN FIND A PIECE OF THE MOON
THERE’LL STILL COME A DAY WHEN WE’LL FIND A WAY
TO LIVE IN PEACE IT CAN'T COME TO SOON. IT’S TIME
NO YOU CAN’T DO TOO MUCH WHEN LOVES TENDER TOUCH
CALLS AND KNOCKS US OFF OUR FEET FOR A WHILE
AND THE FEELING IS SUCH THAT WE JUST SIT AND WATCH
AS THE PIECES OF OUR LIFE ARE REFILED
IT'S OUT OF OUR CONTOL, WE KNOW SO WE JUST LET GO
OF THE LIFE THAT WE'VE BUILT AND THE DREAMS WE'VE HELD
THEY’LL ALL TURN OUT DIFFERENTLY
WELL OUR PLANS ARE ALL FELLED, ONCE AGAIN THE FIELDS ARE TILLED
THE EARTH FOLLOWS THE RIVER TO THE SEA. IT’S TIME. IT’S TIME
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