Time (Live) Lyrics
David Gilmour
Lyrics
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time has gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say
Song & Lyrics Facts
David Gilmour's live version of "Time" was released in 2006 on the album David Gilmour Live In Gdansk. The song was written by David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, members of the British rock band Pink Floyd.
This acoustic rendition features a full string orchestra backing up Gilmour's guitar and vocals. The lyrics are about how time passes quickly and how it can be both a friend and an enemy. The song has become one of Gilmour's signature pieces, often being used to close out his concerts.