Copyright 2005 by Harris Hobby
As some of you know, I've been writing a lot about about life lately. So, please forgive me for being a one topic guy. I have about three more on this topic and will intersperse them with other topics until I finish. The main purpose of this one was to try something different vocally. Starts low and then layers a higher vocal. I now think that I should start the higher vocal earlier in the song. Thoughts?
Once in a Lifetime
Sunrise, sunset.
You can run, but you can’t hide.
Time is stalking all of us.
Time is not on our side.
Once in a lifetime.
Spring fades to summer,
Autumn falls,
Winter chases close behind.
The days grow shorter everyday.
Soon only stars will shine.
I hear the clock ticking in the dark.
I see the dreams slipping past.
I wasted the early years.
I don’t want to waste the last.
Once in a lifetime.
Sunrise, sunset.
You can run, but you can’t hide.
Time is stalking all of us.
Time is not on our side.
Once in a lifetime.
Do not go gently into the night.
Do not go gently into day.
Don’t give up without a fight.
Don’t make the same mistakes I made.