[Verse 1:]
Ticking away the moments that make up the dull day
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lyin' in the sunshine, stayin' home to watch the rain
You are young an' life is long an' there is time to kill today
An' then, one day, you find, ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the startin' gun
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2:]
And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death
Every year is gettin' shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hangin' on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd somethin' more to say
[Outro:]
Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
An' when I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tollin' of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells
