Father time,
father time
As you make your way and watch the day unwind
Though I know
it's not your style
Could you maybe drag your feet for just a while?
Mother Earth,
dear Mother Earth
Won't you listen to my prayer for what it's
worth?
As you spin
so gracefully
Could you maybe slow it down a bit for me?
Who am I not the first to try
to hold these grains of sand?
Here and now I would stay somehow
But it's slipping through my hands
Brother Sun,
when day is done Won't you shine a little longer,
brother Sun?
Sister Moon,
don't rise too soon
Would you dance a little slower, sister Moon?
Who am I not the first to try
to hold these grains of sand?
To hold these grains of sand?
Here and now I would stay somehow
But it's slipping through my hands
I need your hands
Father time, father time Oh,
father time,
father time
As you make your way and watch the day unwind
If you heard my words or not
I will cherish what I've got And make the most of all you gave me
Father time,
father time
Mother Earth,
brother Sun
Sister Moon,
father time