Don't Let It Pass You By

from Between Birth & Ground by Paddy Heaton

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lyrics

Days go past so slowly
But months just run away
Youth declares its death and bears maturity again
Baby birds are leaving
The nests their mothers made
All around the summer fades to autumn’s glory shade

You can’t stop the march of time
The hue of your days has been defined
But you know that life is lived right here in the moment
So don’t let it pass you by

“Time is a dictator”
Nina said it best
Wrestle all you want but you’ll still leave at its behest
Winners become losers
Lovers end up dead
“The only thing that’s certain”, that’s what everybody says

You can’t stop the march of time
The hue of your days has been defined
But you know that life is lived right here in the moment
So don’t let it pass you by

I could fill up all my years
With worrying and pointless fears
And waste the precious seconds I have left
But in between birth and ground
Is where the gold of life is found
So isn’t losing worth the love you gain?

Memory is fickle
Well mine is not my friend
Everything I love will be forgotten in the end
But while I am still dreaming
And breath is in my lungs
I will grasp the nettle even though I might be stung

You can’t stop the march of time
The hue of your days has been defined
But you know that life is lived right here in the moment
So don’t let it pass you by
You know that life is lived right here in the moment
So don’t let it pass you by