"Time Time" lyrics

Time, time, precious time
I gave away so much that used to be mine
Now I'm holding on to my precious time

Used to see me rounding the corner
Drinking water on the high wire
See, I was using popular phrases
I was working long as the day is
They lasted so much longer then

In one ear and out of the other
I used to say hello to your mother
When I was undercover
Now sometimes we wonder about old friends with new lovers
Are they taking and leaving, or faking and needing?

Time, time, precious time
I gave away so much that used to be mine
Now I'm holding on to my precious time
My, my, it don't seem right
Another forty days in the fluorescent light
I'm going out of my mind, losing sight

Now that we're a little bit older
Looking over shoulder at the front lines
See, together, we've been through many phases
Sometimes we played the changes
We couldn't ask for what we wanted then

Everyone's a little bit see-through
We take a little more than we need to
Ring the bell, I'll heed you and you know why
Still, sometimes we wonder about old friends with new lovers
Are they waking and leaving, or taking and needing?

I used to spin the wheel and dream
Of being part of the action
Now I keep a space that's evergreen
Blooming in quiet

Time, time, precious time
I gave away so much that used to be mine
I'm holding on to my precious time
My, my, it don't seem right
Another forty days in the fluorescent light
I'm going out of my mind, losing sight
Oh baby, time, time, precious time
I gave away so much that used to be mine
Now I'm holding on to my precious time
My, my, it don't seem right
Another forty days in the fluorescent light
I'm going out of my mind, losing sight