Don't put your head on my shoulder
Sink me in a river of tears
This could be the best place yet
But you must overcome your fears

In time it could have been so much more
The time is precious I know
In time it could have been so much more
The time has nothin' to show because

Time won't give me time
And time makes lovers feel like they've got somethin' real
But you and me, we know they've got nothin' but time
And time won't give me time won't give me time

Don't make me feel any colder
Time is like a clock in my heart
Touch, we touch, was the heat too much
I felt I lost you from the start

In time it could have been so much more
The time is precious I know
In time it could have been so much more
The time has nothin' to show because

Time won't give me time
And time makes lovers feel like they've got somethin' real
But you and me, we know they've got nothin' but time
And time won't give me time won't give me time
Time, time, time

In time it could have been so much more
The time is precious I know
In time it could have been so much more
The time has nothin' to show because

Time won't give me time
And time makes lovers feel like they've got somethin' real
But you and me, we know they've got nothin' but time

And you know time won't give me time
And time makes lovers feel like they've got somethin' real
But you and me, we know they've got nothin' but time

And you know time won't give me time
And time makes lovers feel


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Time (Clock of the Heart) Lyrics as written by Jonathan Moss George O'dowd

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    omg this song kicks ASS

    painted_faces_frownon December 12, 2006   Link

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