A Day in the Life
Michael Johns Lyrics

Gran daddy seemed
The grandfather spoke in riddles before passing away.

To talk in riddles 'round the end
His grandfather spoke in a cryptic way towards the end of his life.

It took me a lot more livin'
It took Michael John a lot of life experience to understand his grandfather's words.

To understand what he meant, when he said
After living more, Michael John finally understands his grandfather's words.

I was born at daylight walkin' tall by seven
The singer was born in the morning and felt confident from an early age.

Graduated ten a.m. got saved by eleven
The singer graduated from school in the morning and became religious soon after.

I took her hand it was straight up noon
The singer got married in the afternoon.

Had three kids before two
The singer had three children before reaching the age of two in the afternoon.

They all grew and left in the afternoon
The singer's children grew up and left home in the afternoon.

Time flies these eyes
Time passes by quickly.

Have seen the glory of the morning
The singer has seen many beautiful and promising mornings.

Turn into a silent night
But those mornings often end up in uneventful nights.

I've lived a million moments in the time
The singer has experienced countless moments in time.

It takes the sun to fade
All those moments add up to the time it takes for the sun to set.

And it feels like it all happened in a day
Those memories and moments all feel like they happened in just one day.

His eyes glistened as he talked
The singer is reminiscing about an old man who became emotional when speaking about his past.

About his autumn afternoon
That old man talked about an autumn afternoon.

How they held each other in the chill of a silver moon
The old man described how he and someone held each other in the cold light of a silver moon.

He got all chocked up when midnight fell
The old man became emotional as midnight approached.

She squeezed his hand the clock struck twelve
Someone (presumably a woman) held the old man's hand as the midnight bell was struck.

She let go and he was all by himself
That person let go of him and he was alone.

But oh, what a great day it was
Despite the sad ending, the old man thought it was a great day.

We lived, we loved
The old man and his loved one enjoyed their time together.

And it all just sped up around the end
Their time together seemed to speed up as it neared the end.

Time lies
Time can be deceptive or unreliable.

And I feel like I lived my life in a day
Even though time can be deceptive, the singer feels like he has lived his whole life in a single day.