"Leave The Light On" lyrics

If I were young again, I'd pay attention
To that little-known dimension
A taste of endless time
It's just like water, it runs right through our fingers
But the flavor of it lingers
Like a rich, red wine

In those days we were single
And we lived them one by one
Now we hardly see 'em - they don't walk, they run
But I've got plenty left I've set my sight on
Don't wait up – leave the light on
I'll be home soon

I've never seen my life in such a hurry
But if I stop to worry
I get left behind
It's just a party, but you don't get invitations
And there's just one destination
You better be on time

For years we rhymed in couplets
And we sang 'em two by two
Now we hardly rhyme at all, but here's a few
And if they hurt, there's bullets left to bite on
Don't wait up – leave the light on
I'll be home soon

That drummer in my head needs inspiration
There's a lack of syncopation
That holds me to a line
It's just so hard to leave these cages that we think in
By stages we just sink in
To a slow decline

For years we lived in waltz time
We danced it three by three
Now it's hard to dance, but if you stick with me
We've got what we need to spend the night on
Don't wait up – leave the light on
I'll be home soon

These races that we've run were not for glory
No moral to this story
We run for peace of mind
But the race we're running now is never-ending
Space and time are bending
And there's no finish line

I will live to be a hundred
I was born in '44
33 to go, but I ain't keepin' score
I've been left for dead before, but I still fight on
Don't wait up – leave the light on
I'll be home soon
'Cause I've been left for dead before, but I still fight on
Don't wait up – leave the light on
I'll be home soon