Patchwork - Laurie Spiegel

Well how you doing, darling? How you getting on? Any horses running Worth betting on? How's the weather down there? I hope you're keeping warm How you feeling, sweetheart? Are you moving on? Are you sleeping okay Or do the nights go on and on? I hope you're eating well I hope you're staying strong 'Cause I'm fine, then I'm not I'm spinning round and I can't stop I can't do this alone For time flies and it's so slow I'm up and down like a yo-yo I can't do it on my own And I've tried and I can't pull the sword from the stone How are your mum and dad? How's your brother too? My folks are holding up My sister's pulling through And both the cats say hi I know they miss you too 'Cause I'm fine, then I'm not I'm spinning round and I can't stop I can't do this alone For time flies and it's so slow I'm up and down like a yo-yo I can't do it on my own 'Cause I've tried and I can't pull the sword from the stone 'Cause I'm fine, then I'm not I'm spinning round and I can't stop I can't do this alone And time flies and it's so slow I'm up and down like a yo-yo I can't do it on my own See, I've tried and I can't pull the sword from the stone

Well, is life just a walk up a steep hill? You get to the top and then it's all downhill You're spinning 'round like the arms of a windmill And you never slow down And is love just a foolish emotion? A Hollywood dream, just a childish notion Plenty of fish but I'm miles from the ocean For I'm scared that I'd drown I always thought that I would see it coming Like a train rolling down the line I never dreamed that I would end up running Away from myself and out of time Hey, hey, hey I feel it slipping away Year on year, day by day And how do you know when it's really crunch time? You could choke on a fortune cookie One unfortunate lunchtime And I feel death it's just the final punchline Of this comedy show So make them laugh before you go I always thought that I would feel it coming Like a storm in a summer sky I thought I'd hear the marching band drumming Thought I'd see the fireworks reflecting her eyes, so Hey, hey, hey I feel it slipping away Year on year, day by day Well, life can drag you under And it can feel so frightening Love can steal your thunder Or strike you down with lightning And at the end of it you'll say I always thought that I'd see it land And the hairs on the back of my neck would stand But there's not fireworks or marching band Just a letter from the queen, if you live longer than planned, oh Hey, hey, hey I feel it slipping away Year on year, day by day Year on year, day by day