Oh, my love, time, it trickles
As we ride fast vehicles.
Day by day and week after week,
Every time I look, there’s a shorter stick.
We make mistakes, take wrong turns,
Then death makes us stop just before we’ve learnt.
I don’t know where it is but it is too near,
Life is tough but it’s death I fear!
Oh, my love, time, it trickles,
So we ride fast vehicles.
Oh, my love, I’m not sorry,
My heart burns, you said not to worry.
You said if tomorrow there’s no time,
There’ll be more tomorrows to come.
You say: yeah, time, it trickles,
But you drive a fast vehicle.
Your time trickles, my time pours,
I’ve none to waste, see you tomorrow!
My time pours, your time trickles,
I’m coming to see you in my fast vehicle.
Oh, my love, time knows no mercy,
It runs out before you’re ready.
When you drive your fast car, be wise,
You never know which bend hides a bad surprise.
When at night in the forest two little lights glow,
Take your foot off the gas, dare to be slow.
I’ll take it easy and drive slowly
With your hand on my knee!
Yeah, my love, time knows no mercy,
So let’s love fast and drive carefully.
Oh, my love, time is fire
In a race with our desires.
It will burn us to ashes
With all our thoughts and all that matters.
But let’s not weep in misery,
Better drive ‘cross the country.
Time, it burns and it trickles
As we ride our fast vehicles.
Like fire it burns, like blood it trickles,
So we ride fast vehicles.
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