Precious Time

(George Marinelli, Curtis Salgado, Andrew Harrison and Mike Finnigan, Odaglas Music, ASCAP/Irish Stew Music, BMI)

He had a dream he would travel

No destination, no place to stay

Just the clothes on his back and the wind guiding the way

Off in the distance he sees a shadow

The shadow screams and seems to know him by name

Saying, “Life’s finite and it’s time to make a change”

It’s in the way that they tremble when they must say goodbye

The way that they sing to the stars (to the stars)

The way that they cry with no direction in sight

Precious time

Oh, precious time

She had a dream she would be different

And break the chains of a small town charade

And let the beating of her renegade heart just lead the way

Deep in her bones she begins to feel restless

She opens up like a flower in the rain

She takes a step towards the light and another towards the pain

It’s in the way that they tremble when they must say goodbye

The way that they sing to the stars (sing to the stars)

The way that they cry with no direction in sight

Precious time

Precious time

Moments fly by, but the years always seem to just crawl

Trapped in the ages doesn’t feel like freedom’s call

And in time

Time won’t exist at all, oh yeah

Well, they were destined to find each other

Two hearts that are beating the same

And the stuff their dreams are made on

Time spent was not in vain

It's in the way that they tremble when they’re loving at night

The way that they sing to the stars (to the stars)

The promise that they gave in sharing their life

Precious time

It’s in the soul of a sage who knows the secrets to life

The hands when they finally let go

The breaking of routine in this predictable life

Precious time

Oh, precious time, yeah

Hey, hey, hey

Precious time

It’s just the way that we tremble

Precious time