TIME
(Shel Silverstein)

Shel Silverstein - 1969
The Old Dogs - 1998


Ain't the snow falling just a bit deeper these days?
Aren't they building the stairs a bit steeper these days?
And the town's really changin' in so many ways
Time...Time...Time

The young folks, they're growin' exceptionally tall
And the newspaper print, it's becoming quite small
And folks speak so soft, you can hardly hear at all
Time...Time...Time

The jokes don't seem as witty as the old jokes once were
And the gals aren't half as pretty as I remember her
And today... you know... in the park, a young man called me "Sir"
Time...Time...Time

Yeah... I'm not quite as anxious for fame or success
And my eye finds the girl in the plain quiet dress
And I cling a bit longer to each warm caress
Time...Time...Time

So I breathe a bit heavy when I climb a hill
What of it? My life now is really much more fulfilled
But they're tearin' down buildings that I watched 'em build
Time...Time...Time


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As recorded by The Old Dogs (Lead vocal: Bobby Bare) -
(Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis, Bobby Bare & Jerry Reed)


Ain't the snow falling just a bit deeper these days
Ain't they building the stairs a bit steeper these days
And the town's really changed in so many ways
Time, just time

And the young folks, they're growing exceptionally tall
Newspaper print, it's becoming too small
And folks talk so soft, you can barely hear at all
Time, just time

And the jokes aren't as witty as the old jokes once were
The girls ain't half as pretty as I remember her
And today in the park, a grown man called me "Sir"
Time, just time

And you know I ain't quite so anxious now for fame or success
And my eye finds the girl in the plain simple dress
And I cling a bit longer to each warm caress
Time, just time

So it takes a bit longer to walk up a hill
What of it, my life now is much more fulfilled
But they're tearing down buildings that I watched 'em build
Time, time


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