If I were young again I'd pay attention

To that little known dimension

The taste of endless time

It's just like water, it runs right through our fingers

The flavor of it lingers

Like a rich red wine

In those days we were single

And we lived 'em one by one

And now we hardly see 'em

They don't walk, they run

But I've got plenty left I've set my sight on

Don't wait up, leave the light on

I'll be home soon

I never seen my life in such a hurry

But if I stop to worry, I get left behind

It's like a party, but you don't get invitations

And there's just one destination

You better be on time

For years we rhymed in couplets

And we sang 'em two by two

Now we hardly rhyme at all, but here's a few

And if they hurt there's bullets left to bite on

Don't wait up, leave the light on

I'll be home soon

That drummer in my head needs inspiration

There's a lack of syncopation that holds me to the line

It's just so hard to leave these cages that we think in

By stages we just sink in to a slow decline

For years we lived in waltz time

And we danced it three by three

But now it's hard to dance, but if you stick with me

We've got what we need to spend the night on

Don't wait up leave the light on

I'll be home soon

These races that we've run were not for glory

No moral to this story

We've run for piece of mind

But the race we're running now is never ending

Since space and time are bending

There's no finish line

But I'll live to be a hundred

I was born in '44

39 to go but I ain't keepin' score

I've been left for dead before but I still fight on

Don't wait up leave the light on

I'll be home soon

I've been left for dead before but I still fight on

Don't wait up, leave the light on

I'll be home soon