When the days of life are thinning
And the world is past its prime
Look around see how you’re living
Do not be a slave to time
Oh my father, oh my father, do not be a slave to time (2x)
When the land becomes the ocean
And the stars forbear to shine
Do not say we had no notion
Do not say we had no sign
Oh my mother, oh my mother, do not be a slave to time (2x)
Do not say we had no notion
Do not say our eyes were blind
We ignored all the commotion
It was poison of the mind
Oh my brethren, oh my brethren, do not be slaves to time (2x)
Now the Western Sun is sinking
On the cold horizon line
Do not ask what we were thinking
Do not be a slave to time
Oh my children, oh my children, do not be slaves to time (2x)
credits
from Song on the Times,
released August 17, 2017
By Lynn and Will Rowan
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