Lyrics

Nothing but Time

We gotta go. We gotta scram
It’s time to blow this popcorn stand.
We’re on the loose. We’re on the lam.
We will take off and never land.

The jig is up. It’s time to leave.
Our bootheels must be wandering.
We can’t go back. We can’t retrieve
the minutes that we’re squandering.

We must be off. We must make haste.
There isn’t any time to waste.
We’ll fly the coop. We’ll run away.
We love to go. We hate to stay.

Let’s get out while the getting’s good.
Scamper, scoot, and scurry.
Vanish from the neighborhood.
Depart at once, and hurry.

Let’s cut and run, and cut our loss.
Roam free and unencumbered.
Let’s jettison this albatross
because our nights are numbered.

It’s been a hoot. It’s been a blast.
Enjoy these moments while they last.
Exit left or exit right.
We split the scene. We drive by night.

Let’s boogaloo. Let’s hit the road.
Hightail it out of here.
We’ll pay the piper what he’s owed
and then we’ll disappear.

You bid farewell. I’ll raise you two.
We’ll speak our valediction.
Auf wiedersehen. Au revoir. Adieu.
Forgive our dereliction.

Nothing but time. Nothing at all.
Nothing to lose. No further to fall.
The future fades into the past.
We’re going nowhere, nowhere fast.