Time Has Come

(stephanie davis)

In waters calm i sailed from shore
To see what i might see
And having never sailed before
I drifted aimlessly
A warm breeze rocked my boat until
In slumber i fell sound
But woke to find the light grown dim
And dark clouds gathering 'round

In haste i worked at turning back
But now the wind blew wrong
And when the night came cold and black
My strength was almost gone
But with one last small thread of hope
I bowed my head to pray
Then through the dark i saw a rope
And heard a calm voice say

Grab the rope
Hold it tight
In the distance
Shines a light
Neither fear
Nor feel alone
There is one
Who'll lead you home

I heard my heart beat loud and fast
But did as i was told
And with the rosey dawn at last
Dry land i did behold
I kissed the sandy banks and swore
My sailing days were through
But should i ever stray from shore
I know now what to do

Grab the rope
Hold it tight
In the distance
Shines a light
Neither fear
Nor feel alone
There is one
Who'll lead you home

Grab the rope
Hold it tight
In the distance
Shines a light
Neither fear
Nor feel alone
There is one
Who'll lead you home

(emory gordon jr./jim rushing)

He sits all alone in his easy chair
Staring back on his lost yesterdays
Long before he encountered the bottle
And the demons that drove her away

In his hand he is holding her photograph
Her image all tear-stained and worn
Tonight he's embracing reality
And he curses the day he was born

Chorus:
And the darkness still echoes her warning
You can't have two loves in your life
Now the things that will haunt him
Until the day that he dies
Is the smell of cheap whiskey
And the sound of goodbye

Since the hour that she left he's been sober
And each breath that he draws makes him think
About the light of his life gone forever
When he traded her love for a drink

Repeat chorus

The smell of cheap whiskey
And the sound of goodbye

when you are old and tired and gray
Wear you overcoat on sunny days
When your brave tales have all been told
I'll ask for them when you are old

When you are old and full of sleep
And death no longer makes you weep
When your body aches with cold
I'll warm your heart when you are old

You'll still be the same to me
A comfort and a mystery
And i will be old too you see
I'll need someone to comfort me

When you are old and pale and gone
A gentle hand is all you want
I will give you mine to hold
And i'll be here when you are old
Yes i will give you mine to hold
And i'll be here when you are old

(david wills/rick west)

Never believed in the straight and narrow
Always took the rocky road
Spread my wings like a wayward sparrow
Where the wind blew i would go
Thought no one could ever tame me
And no chains could tie me down
But your love put my feet back on the ground

I wanna walk that line
True lovers do
Your hand in mine
Now i belong to you
I wanna join our hearts
With the ties that bind
And make a brand new start
I wanna walk that line

All my wild and crazy ramblings
And the things that i lived for
Were so easily abandoned
I don't need them anymore
With a tender touch you tamed me
And i'll never be the same
'cause your love led my heart back home again

I wanna walk that line
True lovers do
Your hand in mine
Now i belong to you
I wanna join our hearts
With the ties that bind
And make a brand new start
I wanna walk that line

I wanna walk that line
True lovers do
Your hand in mine
Now i belong to you
I wanna join our hearts
With the ties that bind
And make a brand new start
I wanna walk that line

(kathy louvin/mark collie)

I can't sleep
For dreaming about you
When you're gone
There's nothing i can do
But lie awake alone
And dream the whole night through
I can't sleep
For dreaming about you

I close my weary eyes
And see your face
I hold my pillow tight
And dream of your embrace
I know that i could use the rest
But my lonely heart cries out for your caress

I can't sleep
For dreaming about you
When you're gone
There's nothing i can do
But lie awake alone
And dream the whole night through
I can't sleep
For dreaming about you

They say that absence makes a love grow stronger
But i don't believe my empty arms can hold out any longer

I can't sleep
For dreaming about you
When you're gone
There's nothing i can do
But lie awake alone
And dream the whole night through
I can't sleep
For dreaming about you

I cant sleep
For dreaming about you