Leave The Light On

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, 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
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 I'd never seen my life in such a hurry
 But if I stop to worry, I get left behind
 It's like 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
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 That drummer in my head needs inspiration
 There's a lack of syncopation, and it holds me to a line
 It's just so hard to leave these cages that we're thinking
 By stages, we're just sinkin' to a slow decline
 For years, we lived in waltz time, and we danced 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
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 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
 Since space and time are bending and there's no finish line
 Will I live to be a hundred? I was born in '44
 39 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
 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