My Time Ain't Long

(album: Rocking Horse Head - 1996)

The fortune teller's eyes
They would not look at me
She said these cards don't lie
An' I said so what d' you see?
She told me what I did
Her voice was cold an' odd
She said go hug your kids
An' check your faith in God

Because your time ain't long
She said your time ain't long
You ain't done no one wrong
You've got a fine, safe home
But, boy, your time ain't long

I walked out homeward bound
An' I drove them crosstown blocks
An' I felt the sun fade down
An' I passed a stonefaced clock

An' I thought my time ain't long
I thought my time ain't long
My drug an' booze day's gone
I rise an' shine at dawn
How come my time ain't long?

My wife just laughed at me
An' kept on ironing clothes
What will an' will not be
She said there's no one knows
But if she's got ESP
Well, how come she lives down there?
It just sounds like bull to me
She ain't no millionaire

Who says your time ain't long?
Who says your time ain't long?
You keep your seatbelt on
You feel your heart beat strong
Who says your time ain't long?
Who says your time ain't long?
Who says your time ain't long?
Your drug an' booze day's gone
You rise an' shine at dawn
Who says your time ain't long?
You ain't done no one wrong
You've got a fine, safe home
Who says your time ain't long?