The fortune teller's eyes,
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They would not look at me,
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She said these cards don't lie
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An' I said so what d' you see?
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She told me what I did,
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Her voice was cold an' odd,
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She said go hug your kids
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An' check your faith in God
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Because your time ain't long,
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She said your time ain't long,
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You ain't done no one wrong,
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You've got a fine, safe home,
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But, boy, your time ain't long.
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I walked out homeward bound
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An' I drove them crosstown blocks
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An' I felt the sun fade down
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An' I passed a stonefaced clock
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An' I thought my time ain't long,
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I thought my time ain't long,
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My drug an' booze day's gone,
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I rise an' shine at dawn,
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How come my time ain't long?
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My wife just laughed at me
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An' kept on ironing clothes,
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What will an' will not be,
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She said there's no one knows,
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But if she's got ESP,
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Well, how come she lives down there?
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It just sounds like bull to me,
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She ain't no millionaire.
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Who says your time ain't long?
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Who says your time ain't long?
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You keep your seatbelt on,
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You feel your heart beat strong,
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Who says your time ain't long?
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Who says your time ain't long?
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Who says your time ain't long?
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Your drug an' booze day's gone,
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You rise an' shine at dawn,
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Who says your time ain't long?
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You ain't done no one wrong,
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You've got a fine, safe home,
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Who says your time ain't long?
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My Time Ain't Long
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Steve Forbert |