GETTING TO BE THAT TIME

getting to be that time
the lights are coming on
anything going
is anything but gone

outside the theater
they're changing the marquee
from one to the other
getting to be that time
it always gets to be

I remember when
used to have a dance floor
I remember when
used to be a drug store

it happened for no reason
it happened just because
whether or not you were watching
getting to be that time
I'd already thought it was

how long is a feeling?
how long is a day?
how long has the train been gone?
about how long would you say?

someone took a hammer
put the chisel to the stone
centuries ago
getting to be that time
get that way all on it's own

right around daybreak
halfway across the hill
almost everywhere
even further on still

can't do a damn thing
about who walks through the door
take off your coat, stay awhile
getting to be that time
that is what this time is for

no matter how bad it gets
it can always get worse
you ain't seen it all
you ain't seen it in reverse

wine low in the bottle
guests are warm with cheer
open up another
getting to be that time
time that brought us here