Babe, we're living in times of history. It's happening right before our eyes, But all I do is lie in misery And wish for warmer skies.
I'm sitting here watching time pass me by. You're running with it. I'm trapped in a bed of sorrows and lies, But I made it myself.
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Time slowed on the way to Kentucky. The golden leaves of the southern trees -- I saw it all, Every last imprint of mother nature's kiss.
It was in that land that father and mother coexisted for a period Without time, Without noise, Without fear,
But that was the land of yesteryear.
Here time sped up, but me, Well, I'm still stuck Living in slow motion, and you Couldn't wait for me.
It's only fair, For I accelerated far too far for a fair young girl, Wind in my pigtails And hope in my heart.
The thing about using hope for fuel Is that it's a limited resource that drains too soon.
I slowed down and for a time Found you running by my side, But my hope ran empty And your heart ran cold, And you left me coughing in your path, Following footsteps that grew older by the second.
I lost you when I lost myself.
For now, I'm still where you left me. I only got so far as I did Because you replenished my hope for a short-lived spell, But I'm too slow for your bustling heart -- I couldn't keep up with your footsteps.