Time takes us from cradle to grave From helpless to helpless again And there ain't no turning back On this one way track Cause one day we're bound to give in And it just keeps rollin' by Like the sun in the sky Like the darkness That follows the day And it may be the Lord who giveth But it's time that taketh away You watch us grow up We watch you grow old It's the order we've known from the start But it don't help to know When time's runnin' low Cause I swear it still tears us apart And how can I start To take this in stride Who let your strength start to fray And how can I stop the tears in my eyes You're fading away, fading away