That Time Is Gone

When you're standing on the first step of the bus And you're asking yourself what are you doing this for And you hand the man the ticket, find a place to sit Try to rest on a night headed North And you settle in your seat and your mind starts Tripping on what it is you may be running from You better wake up, wake up, wake up That time is gone Watch the world go by outside the window As you lean against the greasy grey-green glass And you're trying to keep from sleeping So you're counting every moment that goes past 'Cause you know when you sleep You just dream a lot all night long You better wake up, wake up, wake up That time is gone That time is gone That time is gone You better wake up, wake up, wake up That time is gone Every truck that passes, every cactus Every bird is freer than you now You got nothing holding you back, nothing tying you down Freer than the law allows And there's no going back to go back to One more time all that finished with and done You better wake up, wake up, wake up That time is gone That time is gone That time is gone You better wake up, wake up, wake up That time is gone Reading your magazine, wishing you were anywhere but here Wishing you had anything to show, a note, a sign A flower, a pick, a laugh, a beer And what you fear you have become has become Exactly what you feared Oh, you better wake up, wake up, wake up That time is here Oh, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up Oh, that time is gone That time is gone You better wake up, wake up, wake up That time is gone That time is gone That time is gone You better wake up, wake up, wake up That time is gone Oh, you better wake up, wake up, wake up