Lyrics

"FATHER TIME"
Charlie Feldman & Billy Seidman


FATHER TIME RODE UP ON A HARLEY
WITH A PARROT ON HIS HANDLEBAR
I HEARD SOMEBODY YELL, "HEY, CHARLIE!,
PARK IT OVER BY THAT BEAT UP CAR"

HE HAD A TATTOO SHAPED LIKE A RATTLESNAKE
AND I SWEAR I SAW THAT SERPENT MOVE
A MAN TAPPED MY SHOULDER THEN HE SAID,
BOY, THAT'S A RISKY THING TO DO (he said)

DON'T STARE TOO HARD AT FATHER TIME
NEVER LOOK HIM IN THE EYE
SOME LOCKS AIN'T MEANT TO BE BROKEN
SOME DOORS AIN'T MEANT TO BE PRIED

I KNEW RIGHT THEN I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED
BUT THAT OLD MAN GOT THE BEST OF ME
HE STARTED SPEAKIN' PENTECOSTAL TONGUE
BUT I UNDERSTOOD HIM PERFECTLY

HE SAID, "LOOK A LITTLE DEEPER
STEP UP AND SPIN THE FORTUNE WHEEL
C'MON SEE THE GIRL WHOSE GONNA MARRY YOU
SEE YOUR TOMB STONE LYING IN A FIELD (wish I'd)

NEVER STARED TOO HARD AT FATHER TIME
NEVER LOOKED HIM IN THE EYE
SOME LOCKS AIN'T MEANT TO BE BROKEN
SOME DOORS AIN'T MEANT TO BE PRIED

DON'T STARE TOO HARD AT FATHER TIME
CAUSE THAT OLD MAN MIGHT STARE RIGHT BACK AT YOU
AND BURN A HOLE IN YOUR VERY HIDE
JUST LIKE THIS OLD TATTOO

HE'LL PUT HIS MARK ON YOU
DON'T LET HIM GET A HOLD OF YOU
HE'LL RIP YOUR HEART INTO
DO YOU IN