I’ve got time to think about the beauty of a thousand variations
Of the beating of a wing
Of a hummingbird suspended in the aspic of the world
Moving slower than molasses
As I’m off to catch the girl
Who is falling off the bridge
And I’m there before she knows it
I’ll be gone before she sees me Got my hand around her waste
I pull her back to safety
By the time she knows what happens
There will be someone else who needs me Because time keeps dragging on And on, And on, And on Time keeps dragging on Time keeps dragging on
I’ve got time to think about my past as I dodge Between the bullets how my life
was so exciting Before I got this way and how long ago it was Now I never can
explain by the clock that’s on the Tower or the one that’s in my brain
And I’m there before you know it
I’ll be gone before you see me And I’d like to get to know you
But you’re talking much too slowly
And I know you wanna tank me But I never stick around
Because time keeps dragging on And on, And on And you say the time goes rushing by But it seems so slow to me And you see a blur around you fly
But it takes too long
Time keeps dragging on How I wish I’d never gone into my lab to Experiment that night before lightning flashed Around me And time changed speed
Now I got try to be so patient and wait for Calamity to strike
Because when things change in an instant
It’s almost fast enough for me And I’ll be there before you know it
I’ll be gone before you see me And do you think you can imagine
Anything so lonely
And I know you’d really like me But I never stick around
Because time keeps dragging on And on…
And you say the time goes rushing by But it seems so slow to me And you see a blur around you fly
But it takes too long
It seems so slow
And you say the time goes rushing by But it seems so slow to me And you complain I’m gone before you blink your eye
But it takes too long
It seems so slow to me And you say the time goes rushing by But it seems so slow to me And I want to be there when you laugh or cry
But it takes too long
It seems so slow to me Time keeps dragging on