Lyrics of Time is a Tornado

Time is forever, why do we haste?
Hours are priceless. We must not let them waste
Like a stream in the forest time flows on by
Like a bird in the heavens we gape and watch it fly

Saw a man the other day that I used to know
His face was haggard, his eyes were hollow
He was walking mighty slow

I walked up to speak with him and to say hello
He smiled and said I remember you
It's been quite a while
Where did all that time go?

We spent that afternoon just talking
He said he had a hunch
As we sipped our coffee
After we had lunch

You know, I have a theory, he said
And I know how this may sound
Time is like a tornado
It keeps spinning round and round

The only difference is. . .Unlike a tornado
Roaring across the ground
It takes its toll oh so slowly
Because it never makes a sound

It all made sense to me
His words I had to ponder
I was deep in thought as I gazed out into the yonder

I turned my head back to tell him it was good to see you
And this was time well spent
But he vanished right in front of me
I had no idea where he went

Time is forever, why do we haste?
The hours are so priceless
We must not let them waste
Like a stream in the forest
Time flows on by
Like a bird in the heavens
We gape and watch it fly
and fly, and fly. Time flows on.

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