They say time is of the essence They say time will always tell I wasted time in constant panic As the Rome around me fell And each moment that is stolen Gives another time to breathe In a life of turning pages With the bit between my teeth From the cradle to the grave I know I won't be a slave To the mistakes that I made With the passion and the pace And I won't go 'til I'm ready From the cradle to the grave They say time is a great healer They say time will not stand still When I look outside the window I see a sky stuck to a hill And the moon looks down behind me Like it's seen it all before For a thousand generations That don't live here any more From the cradle to the grave They say time will wait for no man They say time is on my side I could never make my mind up As it all goes whizzing by From the cradle to the grave