[Verse 1]

By day it turns upon a hatpin

And by night it saps your right

To force a word in edgeways or

Reveal what once could have been right

By noon you have been grappling

With the hours that stain your days

By evening you are charging

At the carpet of your grave

You do not gamble

But you gambled and you lost

The right to say a word in anger

To reciprocate the loss

[Chorus]

For the safety of your fledgling face

For avoidance of disgrace

For lessons learned and patience unearned

You will find it’s time

[Verse 2]

The leaves did not land

At the grand gates of your lean-to

But fluttered off instead

To decorate your ruler’s head

The birds vociferously

Shout back at you all the words

That you have said in anger

While below the worms crawl back to bed

[Chorus]

For the safety of your fledgling face

For avoidance of disgrace

For lessons learned and patience unearned

You will find it’s time

It’s time again

[Verse 3]

The dogs, they dance across the sunset

Mice, they form committees

That will offer up their judgements

In the face of all that you have read

And when the dust has been accumulated

And when all is done and said

You turn toward the door

That’s never yours instead

[Chorus]

For the safety of your fledgling face

For avoidance of disgrace

For lessons learned and patience unearned

You will find it’s time

You will find it’s time

You will find it’s time

It’s time again