My Time Ain`t Long

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