Story Behind The Song
After watching an hour of TV news, writer gets pie-eyed and envisions a world where everyone shares good intentions.
Song Description
It's amazing how one singer with a guitar can invoke the world to sing along. After listening to this one gets the feeling it could happen.
| Song Length |
3:00 |
Genre |
Folk - Traditional, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Floating |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Serene |
Subject |
Change, Time |
| Similar Artists |
Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
IN A MATTER OF NO TIME
In a matter of no time
We could mend a wound
With a simple word or two
In a matter of no time
We could right a wrong
With a deed we do
In a matter of no time
We could better what went bad
And end the sorrow that goes with it
In the moment that we have
In a matter of no time
We could feed a man
And he could do the same
In a matter of time
We could unlock freedom
Escape the chains
In a matter of no time
We could better what went bad
And end the sorrow that goes with it
In the moment that we have
In a matter of no time at all
We've seen walls come down
And systems fall
Gotta stop thinkin
Like a family of men
Or the walls will rise
As we descend
In a matter of no time
Wouldn't take any time at all
What stood in our way
Wasn't all paved
Just like the rain from the sky would fall
In a matter of no time
In a matter of no time
We could find a love
That lasts forever
And with all those tomorrows
There's no better time
To be together
In a matter of no time
We could better what went bad
And end the sorrow that goes with it
In the moment that we have
In a matter of no time
©1993 Melanie Safka and David R Brunoehler