Borrowed Time

from Look Forward by Paper Puppets

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Some years from now,
I’ll lose all my hair
Then we will look more alike

I’ll spend my days
In a reclining chair
And sleep soundly each night

Now I wear this watch
You once wore it too
With every tick, I get closer to you

My mother’s father
Here’s to all that you taught her
Because all you passed to your daughter,
Was passed on to me

Not so long from now,
You’ll lie in that bed
And I’ll wish I knew all those memories in your head
The ones that time took with it as it fled
And left you only pain instead

Now I wear this watch
You once wore it too
And with every tick, I get further from you

My mother's father
You're not who you once were
And I know it's not that you've got anywhere better you could be
But when it happens, I hope you're ready to leave

And I hope it was worth it
I hope that you had enough time
To do all you wanted
I hope the last thought in your mind
Was one that you wanted

But the ativan and morphine
They kept you from speaking
Yeah, they kept you sleeping
While the family stood, weeping
And those machines kept beeping
And time kept creeping
Oblivious to everything
Until you just stopped

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from Look Forward, released January 5, 2021

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