The Trouble with Time

from Trying by The Ruralists

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What is this ache
Threatening to break my heart in two?
This tender skin
I’ve been living in can feel it too

Might be a change in the weather
Might be I’m losing my mind
But I find myself a beggar
Bartering with time

The trouble with time is
The line that it flies is straight and true
It don’t give a damn about
All of the plans I’ve got with you
And there’s nothing we can do

For heaven’s sake
If I could only take this life with you
And run it back
You know that’s exactly what I’d do

Might be impossible to promise
Might be a vow we’ll bend
But let’s swear our love’s forever
And there is no end

The trouble with time is
The line that it flies is straight and true
And part of the deal is
The love that we feel is tinged in blue
And there’s nothing we can do

Of course a shortness of breath
Doesn’t always lead to death
And though life is hard
And the earth is mostly just a bone yard
It’s pretty in the sunlight

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from Trying, track released April 7, 2023

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