Lyrics
Little Father Time
By John Walsh
They call him Little Father Time because he's young but he looks aged.
Little boy tried love the world, but then he read too many faces.
Says he'd love to love the flowers, but he just can't stop thinking
That they'll all be withered up before tomorrow's sun's done sinking.
Little Father Time.
Little Father Time, he don't believe that this ol' world is spinnin' right.
Little Father Time, he can't understand why a man and wife would bring in a child.
Little Father Time, he feels the rain pour down when the sun is shining bright.
Little Father Time.
Little Father Time looks at them big green trees; all he sees is lumber.
Looks at an open hand; only sees a fist and feels the anger.
Watches the lovers walking by dressed in their summer clothes,
But when he turns his head he finds he just can't make his darkness go.
Little Father Time, he don't believe that this ol' world is spinnin' right.
Little Father Time, he can't understand why a man and wife would bring in a child.
Little Father Time, he feels the rain pour down when the sun is shining bright.
Little Father Time.
Little Father Time, get those storm-cloud eyes away from me.
I know that life ain't never bad.
You see, I got a little fairy queen, and I am so sure she's in love with me.
She only makes me happy, never sad.
And Little ol' Father Time thinks I'm going mad.
He says, "Mister, you're just looking to get hurt bad.
Little Father Time, he warned me not to fall in love. Just like them flowers
That little girl, she only wanted to be my lover for the hour.
So in love, I pledged my heart; I pledged my gold; I pledged my life.
That little girl, she drank my heart stone dry and filled it up with strife.
I should have listened to Little ol' Father Time.
Little Father Time, he don't believe that this ol' world is spinnin' right.
Little Father Time, he can't understand why a man and wife would bring in a child.
Little Father Time, he feels the rain pour down when the sun is shining bright.
Little Father Time, look in his eyes and you will see that he is right.
Copyright ©1996 Iphy Music (ASCAP)
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