Carolina Story - Time Well Spent Lyrics

Ten o'clock the news is on
Outside the moths are headed
Straight for the light on the front porch
You lay beside me sleeping
Never wake an angel
Wouldn't think of it
Time well spent

High noon on Sunday morning
Skipped church so I listened to you
Reading Mary Oliver
While the babies are outside playing
And just like that
A precious moment came and went
Time well spent

And there it goes
In the blink of an eye
It's up and gone on down the road
The time you can't get back is worth its weight in gold
And I will be the first to admit
That often I
Seem to let everything in front of me
Just pass on by
Knowing good and well that in the end you'll find
It's time well spent

Monday, the coffee's hot
Inside I'm feeling heavy
The devil's made his home atop my back
And I ain't holding steady
In the nick of time
A phone call from a friend
Time well spent

Tuesday, ain't nothing on
Step outside, turn off the TV
The sun upon my face
In a major key, the birds are singing
The wheel rolls on
No need to reinvent
Time well spent

And there it goes
In the blink of an eye
It's up and gone on down the road
The time you can't get back is worth its weight in gold
And I will be the first to admit
That often I
Seem to let everything in front of me
Just pass on by
Knowing good and well that in the end you'll find
It's time well spent

Wednesday, we're halfway there
On the wall, the clock keeps ticking
I try to see the good in everything
I know that nothing's given
What will be will be
In any event
Time well spent

The wheel rolls on
No need to reinvent
Time well spent
And just like that
A precious moment came and went
Time well spent