Time Is A Lion

Here you go If you fear the angels above while you sleep Then I'll be the blood, you paint on your door Your dream is a worry that nothing will keep But time is a story and there will be more Your dream is a worry that nothing will keep But time is a story and there will be more And death in disgrace can seduce anyone That needs to believe there’s judgment at hand Or God may be kind and see you like a son But time is a lion when you are a lamb Or God may be kind and see you like a son But time is a lion when you are a lamb The years see the best of intentions and greed They come without shame, they'll leave you with some Men become old when their hurt becomes need But time is a lover and your time is young Men become old when their hurt becomes need But time is a lover and your time is young The sun is a soldier, out crawling the hills Setting fire to every house that’s in view Lighting the ruin of my hope and my will Till I’m like a shadow and I’m falling on you Crawling on you, oh, you know how I do So sleep here with me and I’ll keep you close For now while I try to live up to you You can’t see the challenge of this I suppose But time is a dare and I’m trying to You can’t see the challenge of this I suppose But time is a dare and I’m trying to Time is a dare and I’m trying to Time is a dare and I’m trying to Time is a dare and I’m trying to --- Time Is a Lion - Joe Henry