damien rice - older chests #

tagged unplugged, acoustic

LYRICS
Older chests reveal themselves
Like a crack in a wall
Starting small and grow in time
And we always seem to need the help
Of someone else
To mend that shelf, too many books
Read me your favorite 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 yea you know
Some things in life may change
And some 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 their cap in hand
Looking grand
They watch their city change
Children scream or so it seems
Louder than before
Out of doors and into stores with bigger names
Mama tried to wash their faces yea
But these kids they lost their graces
And daddy lost at the races too many times

She broke down the other day, yea you know
Some things in life may change
But some 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

Time
There's always time
On my mind
So pass me by
And i'll be fine
Just give me time