Time
Tom Waits Lyrics

Well, the smart money's on Harlow and the moon is in the street
The prevailing sentiment is that Harlow will succeed and the moon is visible in the night sky

And the shadow boys are breaking all the laws
There are delinquents who are violating the norms of society

And you're east of East Saint Louis and the wind is making speeches
You are located in an area that is not well-regarded, and the wind is chattering audibly

And the rain sounds like a round of applause
The precipitation is thudding like the audience's applause

And Napoleon is weeping in a carnival saloon
Napoleon, fictional or not, is crying at a casino or bar filled with people enjoying themselves

His invisible fiancee's in the mirror
His fiancée, who cannot be seen, is reflected in the glass

And the band is going home, it's raining hammers, it's raining nails
The musical performers are departing and the precipitation is falling painfully

And it's true there's nothing left for him down here
There is genuinely nothing remaining for him here

And it's time, time, time
It is now the time

And it's time, time, time
It is now the time

And it's time, time, time, that you love
You must embrace the present moment

And it's time, time, time
It is now the time

And they all pretend they're orphans and their memory's like a train
They are deceiving themselves into believing they are alone, and past experiences are rapidly fading away

You can see it getting smaller as it pulls away
You can perceive it as it diminishes in the distance

And the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget
The things you are unable to recollect are dictating the things you are unable to dismiss

That history puts a saint in every dream
The past is viewed in a disproportionate manner, idealizing certain elements

Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off
She promised to wait until the wounds healed

But these mama's boys just don't know when to quit
However, these excessively dependent individuals are unable to stop

And Mathilda asks the sailors "are those dreams or are those prayers?"
Mathilda is inquisitive and queries the seamen regarding their thoughts

So close your eyes, son, and this won't hurt a bit
Try not to think about the painful experience and everything will be alright

Oh, it's time, time, time
It is now the time

And it's time, time, time
It is now the time

And it's time, time, time that you love
You must cherish the present

And it's time, time, time
It is now the time

Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl
The situation is not ideal for the girl in the calendar

The boys just dive right off the cars and splash into the street
The youths recklessly leap from the vehicles and plummet down into the road

And when they're on a roll she pulls a razor from her boot
When they are getting into the groove, she takes out a blade from her footwear

And a thousand pigeons fall around her feet
A multitude of birds collapse by her toes

So put a candle in the window and a kiss upon his lips
Place a candle in the window and tenderly embrace him

As the dish outside the window fills with rain
Rain collects in the receptacle outside the window

Just like a stranger with the weeds in your heart
Similar to a foreigner infiltrating your emotions

And pay the fiddler off 'til I come back again
Pay what is owed to any aggrieved parties until I return

And it's time, time, time
It is now the time

And it's time, time, time
It is now the time

And it's time, time, time that you love
You must value the present

And it's time, time, time
It is now the time