Time

The smart money's(2) on Harlow, and the moon is in the street
 And the shadow boys are breakin' all the laws
 And you're east of East St. Louis(3), and the wind is making speeches
 And the rain sounds like a round of applause
 And Napoleon(4) is weepin' in a carnival saloon
 His invisible fiancee's in the mirror
 And the band is goin' home, it's rainin' hammers, it's rainin' nails
 And it's true, there's nothin' left for him down here
 And it's time, time, time
 And it's time, time, time
 And it's time, time, time that you love
 And it's time, time, time
 And they all pretend they're orphans, and their memory's like a train
 You can see it gettin' smaller as it pulls away
 And the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget
 That history puts a saint in every dream
 Well, she said she'd stick around until the bandages came off
 But these mama's boys just don't know when to quit
 And Matilda(5) asks the sailors, 'Are those dreams or are those prayers?'
 So close your eyes, son, and this won't hurt a bit
 Oh, it's time, time, time
 And it's time, time, time
 And it's time, time, time that you love
 And it's time, time, time
 Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girl
 The boys just dive right off the cars and splash into the street
 And when they're on a roll(6), she pulls a razor from her boot
 And a thousand pigeons fall around her feet
 So put a candle in the window(7) and a kiss upon his lips
 As the dish outside the window fills with rain
 Just like a stranger with the weeds in your heart
 And pay the fiddler(6) off till I come back again
 Oh, it's time, time, time
 And it's time, time, time
 And it's time, time, time that you love
 And it's time, time, time
 And it's time, time, time
 And it's time, time, time
 And it's time, time, time that you love
 And it's time, time, time