Time
it was when your work
was
clearly linked to your life,
a
clear need for everything you did,
there
was no wondering why.
Time
it was, time it was.
Capo V
B7 - / C - :|| B7 - Em -
Time it was when your job
was an art form that you knew
It gave your life a purpose;
it helped you make it through.
Time it was when farmers
would own their own land,
and make a decent life for
themselves
by the work of their own hands.
Time it was when your neighbors
were good friends that you knew.
If you found yourself in trouble,
they would be there for you.
Time it was when you went to
school
to try to understand.
Instead of just learning how to
be
a tool for The Man.
Time it was when guns in school
was something unthinkable,
before we got a glimpse into
the darkness of the human soul.
Time it was when we were not
so quick to go to war,
when we were not so
indiscriminate about
what was worth killing and dying
for.
Time it was when time was not
just a clock on the wall.
We didn't have to measure every
second
and find a place for them all.