Warren Zevon Lyrics

Album: Mutineer

Mutineer Lyrics

written by Warren Zevon 1993 Zevon Music BMI

Time marches on 

Time stands still 

Time on my hands 

Time to kill 

Blood on my hands 

And my hands in the till 

Down at the 7-11 

Gentle rain 

Falls on me 

All life folds back

Into the sea 

We contemplate eternity 

Beneath the vast indifference of heaven

The past seems realer than the present to me now 

I've got memories to last me 

When the sky is gray 

The way it is today

I remember the times when I was happy

Same old sun 

Same old moon 

It's the same old story 

Same old tune 

They all say 

Someday soon 

My sins will all be forgiven 

Gentle rain 

Falls on me 

All life folds back 

Into the sea 

We contemplate eternity 

Beneath the vast indifference of heaven

They say "Everything's all right" 

They say "Better days are near"

They tell us "These are the good times" 

But they don't live around here

Billy and Christie don't-- 

Bruce and Patti don't-- 

They don't live around here

I had a girl

Now she's gone

She left town

Town burned down 

Nothing left 

But the sound

Of the front door closing forever

Gentle rain 

Falls on me 

All life folds back 

Into the sea 

We contemplate eternity

Beneath the vast indifference of heaven