Time takes us from cradle to grave
From helpless to helpless again
There ain't no turning back
On this one way track
'Cause one day we're bound to give in
And it just keeps rolling by
Like the sun in the sky
Like the darkness that follows the day
And it may be the lord who giveth
But it's time that taketh away
You watch us grow up
We watch you grow old
It's the order we've known from the start
But it don't help to know
When time's running low
'Cause I swear it still tears us apart
And it just keeps rolling by
Like the sun in the sky
Like the darkness that follows the day
And it may be the lord who giveth
But it's time that taketh away
And how can I start to take this in stride
Who let your strength start to fray
And how can I stop the tears in my eyes
You're fading away, fading away
And it just keeps rolling by
Like the sun in the sky
Like the darkness that follows the day
And it may be the lord who giveth
But it's time that taketh away
But it's time that taketh away