I met my old friend Annie down at the bar tonight She's looking fine all right She's got herself a steady I told her I'm okay She said I wouldn't doubt it I said no doubt about it Then we were quiet The band was playing something low Her eyes were saying yes I know Time gets away It gets away You never notice Till it comes around one day The glasses on the maple were nearly dry again She said I sometimes wonder So much was left unsaid I said don't think about it I never think about it She said I don't believe it Then she was quiet The band was playing something low Her eyes were saying yes I know Time gets away It gets away You never notice Till it comes around one day Time gets away It gets away You never notice Till it comes around one day I met my old friend Annie down at the bar tonight She's looking fine all right