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Right on Time Lyrics
i know it's been a long long year
god forbid you listen to me now
i may have laid the pressure on good
but since that day
i'll never ask again
it's funny it's come right down to this
i have to steal my time
cause you won't give it up for free
i been talking to the moon all night
but the stars won't say nothing to me
and though i feel it's easy for a man to grow up
much harder for a man to grow out
you may not appear, but i'm standing here
my god
i'll never ask you
where have you been
you coulda told me just
where have you been
cause if you know me you know
i won't ask why
they always told me you'd be
right on my time
we're coming around
i know you're kinda busy right now
been a day, but i haven't heard your call
i climbed a mountain just to get a better view of you
but i'll never ask again
it's crazy that we just can't feel the time
and lay down for awhile
and let life catch your eye
i been relaxing with the wind all day
but the sky won't open up for me
and though i feel it's easy for a man to stand tall
much harder for a man to simmer down
you may not appear, but i'm standing here
my god
i'll never ask you
where have you been
you coulda told me just
where have you been
if you know me you know
i won't ask why
they always told me you'd be
right on my time
we're coming around
if you give me just a minute of your day
i see now why you choose to stay away
up here life seems more like living
and living mirrors love
and love just leaves me breathless
on we go
i'll never ask you
where have you been
you coulda told me just
where have you been
if you know me you know
i won't ask why
they always told me you'd be
right on my time
we're coming around
you act like you can't see me
you act like you don't know me
i just wish that you would show me
that you'd be right on my time
you act like you can't see me
you act like you don't know me
i just wish that you would show me
that you'd be right on my time
right on my time
right on my time
right on my
god forbid you listen to me now
i may have laid the pressure on good
but since that day
i'll never ask again
i have to steal my time
cause you won't give it up for free
i been talking to the moon all night
but the stars won't say nothing to me
much harder for a man to grow out
you may not appear, but i'm standing here
my god
where have you been
you coulda told me just
where have you been
cause if you know me you know
i won't ask why
they always told me you'd be
right on my time
we're coming around
been a day, but i haven't heard your call
i climbed a mountain just to get a better view of you
but i'll never ask again
and lay down for awhile
and let life catch your eye
i been relaxing with the wind all day
but the sky won't open up for me
much harder for a man to simmer down
you may not appear, but i'm standing here
my god
where have you been
you coulda told me just
where have you been
if you know me you know
i won't ask why
they always told me you'd be
right on my time
we're coming around
i see now why you choose to stay away
up here life seems more like living
and living mirrors love
and love just leaves me breathless
on we go
where have you been
you coulda told me just
where have you been
if you know me you know
i won't ask why
they always told me you'd be
right on my time
we're coming around
you act like you don't know me
i just wish that you would show me
that you'd be right on my time
you act like you don't know me
i just wish that you would show me
that you'd be right on my time
right on my time
right on my
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The guys in O.A.R. (on their live CD/DVD 34th & 8th) say that it related to God and how he might not always be there, but when you really need him, he'll be "right on time".
I love this song, especially the end... "you act like you can't see me you act like you don't know me i just wish that you would show me that you'd be right on my time - there's such great energy there, i dont know, its just my favorite part. I agree with metros, most of their songs are about God, which is special.
i think its about a guys faith in his religion and if his religion states that He will come and help him and guide the guy but lately he thinks that he hasnt had his share of help becuz a lot of things are going wrong the mountain reference is saying about his journey to Him and that hes gone about as far as he could and still didnt get wat he prayed for sounds pretty poetic
This song is not necessarily about religion. Marc Roberge said on the dvd that none of the guys in band are really religious, but that the saying was universal to them, meaning that "Things may not come when you want them to, but they will be Right On Time"
It's eady to get frustrated when it seems like God doesn't answer your prayers. I think that's what this song is about. You feel like he cant' see you or he doesn't know you, but in the end, he's always right on time.
Ah, come on guys, songs have multiple meanings! Interpret it however you want!
i see this as more about relationships or something. im not seeing the religious aspect of the song.
What the fuck are you guys talking about? Where are you getting this stuff about it being about god? Because he says, my god?
This song can be completely universal, from a relationship to a friendship or just the struggle of life in general.