OUT OF TIME
Rolling Stones - The Lyrics
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You've been away for far too long
You can't come back and think you are still mine
You're out of touch, my baby
My poor discarded baby
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Well, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
You are all left out
Out of there without a doubt
'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
The girl who wants to run away, discovers that she's had her day
It's no good thinking that you are still mine
You're out of touch, my baby, my poor unfaithful baby
I said baby, baby, baby you're out of time
Well, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Yes you are all left out
Out of there without a doubt
'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
You thought you were a clever girl giving up your social whirl
But you can't come back and be the first in line, oh no
You're obsolete, my baby, my poor old fashioned baby
I said baby, baby, baby you're out of time
Well, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Yes, you are all left out
Out of there without a doubt
'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Sing your song
Baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
You don't know what's going on
You've been away for far too long
But you can't come back and think you are still mine
You're out of touch, my baby
My poor discarded baby
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Well, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Yes you are all left out
Yes you are, I said you're
Left out of there without a doubt
'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Alright
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
The song "Out of Time" is about a girl who has been away for too long and has become outdated; she can no longer assume that she is still loved and wanted by the person whom she left behind. The song's lyrics contain a lot of repetition, emphasizing the point that the girl is truly "out of time" and can't come back to the way things were before. Rolling Stones' speaker seems to taunt the "poor discarded baby" who felt that she was clever enough to give up her social life and come back to a loving relationship, only to realize that things have changed beyond what she could have anticipated.
The singer points out that she can no longer be the "first in line" and is all "left out." The song expresses a sense of pity for someone who thought they were doing the right thing by walking away from one's social life to come back to a relationship, only to find everything is different, and they are outdated.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't know what's going on
You are clueless about the current situation
You've been away for far too long
You have been gone for an extended period
You can't come back and think you are still mine
You cannot return and assume that you still belong to me
You're out of touch, my baby
You have lost touch and are disconnected from reality, my darling
My poor discarded baby
My pitiful, abandoned darling
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
I repeat, you are out of time, my dear
Yes you are all left out
You are excluded from everything
Out of there without a doubt
You have been completely removed from the equation
'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
The reason being, you are out of time
The girl who wants to run away, discovers that she's had her day
A girl who desires to escape her current situation finds out that her time to do so has passed
It's no good thinking that you are still mine
It's pointless to believe that you still belong to me
You're out of touch, my baby, my poor unfaithful baby
You are disconnected from reality, my unfaithful darling
Well, baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
Well, my dear, you are out of time
You thought you were a clever girl giving up your social whirl
You assumed that you were smart by abandoning your social life
But you can't come back and be the first in line, oh no
However, you cannot return and be given priority, oh no
You're obsolete, my baby, my poor old fashioned baby
You are outdated, my darling, my old-fashioned darling
Yes, you are all left out
Certainly, you have been excluded from everything
'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're out of time
The reason being, you are out of time, my dear
Sing your song
Sing your tune
Alright
Agreement or affirmation
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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