[Intro – low murmur / half-spoken] Morning light… Morning light fades fast… Fades fast… fades fast… [Verse 1] Morning light fades fast Lost in shadows of the past Lost in shadows… of the past Time slips through my grasp Yeah, it slips right through my grasp Wonder how it goes so fast How it goes so fast [Groove Hook] Tick… tock… slow Tick… tock… slow [Verse 2] Clock keeps ticking slow Clock keeps ticking slow Minutes like a river flow Like a river… like a river flow Every second seems to show Every second seems to show How little I really know Lord, how little I know [Chorus – drawled / sleazy groove] Where'd the hours go Tell me where'd they go Where'd the hours go Baby where'd they go Day turns into night Day turns into night And I'm left asking why Yeah I'm left asking why [Break – guitar tremolo / chant] Where'd they go… Where'd they go… Where'd they go… [Verse 3] Memories like sand in hand Like sand in my hand Drifting to a distant land Drifting… drifting land Can't hold onto where I stand No I can't hold where I stand Just watching the falling sand Watching that sand fall down [Verse 4 – quieter / swamp drawl] Sun setting low Sun setting low Chasing dreams that blow Dreams that come and blow Through the winds that softly flow Soft winds… slow flow Leaving questions I can't know Questions I can't know [Chorus – heavier groove] Where'd the hours go Tell me where'd they go Where'd the hours go Baby where'd they go Day turns into night Day turns into night And I'm left asking why Still left asking why [Outro – fading chant] Morning light fades fast… Fades fast… Fades fast… Where'd the hours go…
