Older chests reveal themselves,
like a crack in a wall,
starting small,
and grow in time,
we all seem to need the help,
of someone else,
to mend that shelf,
too many books,
read me your favourite line,
Papa went to other lands
and he found someone who understands,
the ticking,
and the western man's need to cry,
he came back the other day ya y'know, some things in life may change,
and other things they stay the same,
like time,
there's always time,
on my mind,
so pass me by,
I'll be fine,
just give me time,
Older gents sit on the fence with a cap in hand, lookin grand, they watch their city change,
children scream or so it seems,
louder than before,
out a door into stores,
with bigger names,
mama tried to wash their faces,
but these had lost their graces,
and daddy lost at the races,
too many times,
she broke down the other day ya yknow, some things in life may change,
and other things they stay the same,
like time,
there's always time,
on my mind,
so pass me by,
I'll be fine,
just give me time