"Time's All I Got" lyrics

Standing here on the sidewalk
Of a downtown city street
Gotta little place up in the alley
Where I lay me to sleep
Don't need your hand-out
If you took me for a beggar
To get what I need, I just sell these papers

Come from Illinois
Drove a yellow cab in the city
I met a woman there, fell in love
I thought she was so pretty
Pulled to her mama's house
For Christmas time together
Talked about movin' south
'Cause we neither one liked cold weather

Time could've been saved
Heartbreak ain't easy
It's hard to pick up the pieces
Without winding up lost
I've heard them say that time heals what's broken
And I hope they ain't jokin', 'cause now time's all I got

Life filled her hand
And she had to leave the table
I tried to hold it all together for a while
But was not able
For the first few years, I nearly lost my mind
Now if I'm not careful
Will I still do some time

Time could've been saved
Heartbreak ain't easy
It's hard to pick up the pieces
Without winding up lost
I've heard them say
That time heals what's broken
And I hope they ain't jokin', 'cause now time's all I got

I've heard them say heartbreak ain't easy
It's hard to pick up the pieces
Without winding up lost
I've heard them say
That time heals what's broken
I hope they ain't jokin', 'cause now time's all I got

Standing here on the sidewalk
Of a downtown city street
Gotta little place up in the alley
Where I lay me to sleep