DAY MOVES ON

[Verse 1] I marked the wall beside the kitchen door One little line for every year before Now the paint is thick, the pencil’s gone And the morning comes before I’m done [Chorus] Time keeps slipping through my hands Like river water through a rusted can I reach for yesterday, it’s already gone By the time I call your name, the day moves on [Verse 2] Your blue coat’s hanging by the back-room chair I still turn around expecting you there The coffee cools, the telephone rings Small things leave with the big things [Chorus] Time keeps slipping through my hands Like river water through a rusted can I reach for yesterday, it’s already gone By the time I call your name, the day moves on [Bridge] I borrowed hours from a sleepless night Spent them all before the morning light If mercy’s got a door, let me in slow I got one more truth I need you to know [Verse 3] The old clock coughs from the hallway shelf It sounds like somebody counting down myself I lay my hand on the worn-out wood Trying to hold what I never could [Final Chorus] Time keeps slipping through my hands Like river water through a rusted can I reach for yesterday, it’s already gone By the time I call your name, the day moves on [Outro] Day moves on Day moves on And I’m still here, holding what is gone