Lyrics of
Time In a Bottle

Time in a Bottle was written by Jim Croce in 1970 after finding out his wife, Ingrid, was pregnant with their son, Adrian James (A.J.). Croce wanted to capture the emotion of having so little time and so many things he wanted to do with his child. Tragically, Jim Croce died in a plane crash in 1973 before seeing the songs success.

If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do - play riff in reg time
Is to save every day till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you.
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then
Again, I would spend them with you.

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with.

If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with.
Intro Riff again

If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do - play riff in reg time
Is to save every day till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do once you find them
That you're the one I want to go through time with.
On the last go 'round, play and hold Dm.
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