Time Escapes Me

Time escapes me
Yeah, I'd pay to see
The way my life would be
If I'd done what I was supposed to do
Guess I never thought it through
Now I'm wasting the minutes

Time

I don't know how to spend it
All I've got is my wit

And the age-old pen

When I put it to paper
My words turn to vapor
Flowing through the ink
Every thought I ever think
Become lyrics I relate to
For music to live through

My being is made of verses
That my mind continually disperses

And I'm spinning now
Not knowing how
To keep my face from grinning now

My mind is weaving my life's tall tale
Including how I always seem to fail

But still, I'm at rest
Still doing what I seem to know best

And even at the highest cost
I still shot and I still lost

Yet you can't even begin to understand
Why I walk around with my partner in hand

Go on, keep up your stunning facade
While I star in my own parade
Remember, 'tis I you can't persuade
It's with you I am appalled and dismayed

And as my timer is winding down
I'm startled to find, I'm still wearing a frown

Not quite satisfied with what I've done

I intend

To begin

Yet again

With the breaking sun.