My Time Ain't Long - Steve Forbert

The fortune teller’s eyes

They would not look at me

She said these cards don’t lie

An' I said so what d' you see?

She told me what I did

Her voice was cold an' odd

She said go hug your kids

An' check your faith in God

Because your time ain’t long

She said your time ain’t long

You ain’t done no one wrong

You’ve got a fine, safe home

But, boy, your time ain’t long

I walked out homeward bound

An' I drove them crosstown blocks

An' I felt the sun fade down

An' I passed a stonefaced clock

An' I thought my time ain’t long

I thought my time ain’t long

My drug an' booze day’s gone

I rise an' shine at dawn

How come my time ain’t long?

My wife just laughed at me

An' kept on ironing clothes

What will an' will not be

She said there’s no one knows

But if she’s got ESP

Well, how come she lives down there?

It just sounds like bull to me

She ain’t no millionaire

Who says your time ain’t long?

Who says your time ain’t long?

You keep your seatbelt on

You feel your heart beat strong

Who says your time ain’t long?

Who says your time ain’t long?

Who says your time ain’t long?

Your drug an' booze day’s gone

You rise an' shine at dawn

Who says your time ain’t long?

You ain’t done no one wrong

You’ve got a fine, safe home

Who says your time ain’t long?