A poignant piano and vocals song, with light percussion.
Inspired by the early blues music of Tom Waits, this is the song of a loner, old beyond his years. He's distrustful of love, doesn't expect much of people and doesn't expect too many surprises from life. But when it comes to women, he's happy to take what's on offer.
Nik Moore sings and plays piano.
Lyrics
Time Waits For No Man
words - Darcy Moore
music - Nik Moore
Style: Country Blues
Bpm: 100
Verse 1
Don't you ask why if you don't want the answer
Even a stray dog's got places to go
You and your airs Honey won't get you nowhere
A song or a hired prayer is all we can know
Chorus
And time waits for no man, I never was young
Time waits for no man, I'm nobody's son
When the bottle is empty, all the colours run down
There's only the shadows and howling, howling moon
Verse 2
Most ev'ry place is a town on the border
Most ev'ry face, a studyin guile
I like your face, Honey, I like your shadows
Pull out a bottle, you can stay for awhile
Repeat Chorus
Tag
Don't get me wrong, don't get me right,
I'll be your radio tune in to-night
