Older chests reveal themselves Like a crack in a wall Starting small, and grow in time And we (always) seem to need the help Of someone else To mend that shelf (of) Too manybooks Read me your favourite line Papa went to other lands And he found someone who understands The ticking, and the western man's need to cry He came back the other day, yeah you know Some things in lifemay change And some things They stay thesame Liketime, there's always time On my mind So pass me by, I'll be fine Just give me time Older gents sit on the fence With their cap in hand Looking grand They watch their city change Children scream, or so it seems, Louder than before Out of doors, into stores with bigger names Mama tried to wash their faces But these kids they lost their graces And daddy lost at the races too many times She broke down the other day, yeah you know Some things in lifemay change But some things they stay the same Liketime, there's always time On my mind So pass me by, I'll be fine Just give me time time, there's always time On my mind So pass me by, I'll be fine Just give me time