We flew out of Columbus headed for Spokane
Well it was nearly ten years since I'd last saw my old man
The plane had barely landed time to head back home
I turned to him one last embrace and all too soon he's gone
Flying home that evening I dreamed of long lost days
Wish I never had to leave I wish there was a way
But life won't let that happen my job my bills my plans
When I got home I called him up I'll be back when I can
Where does the time go oh I just can't help but watch it slip away
Every minute every day 'till suddenly we're old and gray
The summer fades too soon the cold winds blow where does the time go
Children come into this world it's always been the same
A mother holds her newborn forgotten is the pain
That moment's like a lifetime they both go by so fast
Memories scars and photographs the only things that last
Where does the time go oh I just can't help but watch it slip away
Every minute every day 'till suddenly we're old and gray
The summer fades too soon the cold winds blow where does the time go
I wanna know where does the time go