YOUR TIME'S COMIN'
(Kris Kristofferson / Shel Silverstein)


Faron Young - 1969
Roger Wallace - 1999


Well, I knew she belonged to someone else at the time
But lonely lookin' women are a weakness of mine
So I bought all she said about the love he never gave her
Figured I'd just love her some and do us both a favour
Just as I got up to leave, he walked through the door
And I guess I thought he'd be surprised
But he looked at me as if to say he'd been there before
Then he offered me these words to the wise

He said you know she's a cheater, son
But you believe that you're the one
Who's got a lot o' what it takes to change her
And I know now that you can get her
You ain't much, but that don't matter
Nothin' suits her better than a stranger
And the stranger man the better 
And the chances are she'll set her
Eyes on you the next time she goes slummin'
So just sit back and wait your turn, boy
You got lots of time to learn, boy
Cool it while you can, your time's comin'

(Instrumental Break)

Well, it happens that in time it happened just like he said
And soon enough her shoes were sittin' under my bed
And I'll confess I did my best to prove that man had lied
But nothin' short of suicide could keep her satisfied
So, buddy, losing her to you was just a matter of time
And it's her time for findin' somethin' new
Nothin' I can say is gonna make you change your mind
So I'll just give the same advice to you

You know she's a cheater, son
But you believe that you're the one
Who's got a lot o' what it takes to change her
And I know now that you can get her
You ain't much, but that don't matter
Nothin' suits her better than a stranger
And the stranger man the better 
And the chances are she'll set her
Eyes on you the next time she goes slummin'
So just sit back and wait your turn, boy
You got lots of time to learn, boy
Cool it while you can, your time's comin'
I said cool it while you can, 'cause your time's comin'






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2012)