Lyrics
Time's a teacher yesterday
Time serves as a teacher reflecting on the past
You know I had nothing but time
The speaker had ample time in the past
Why'd you have to go away
Expressing sadness about someone leaving
I never got to tell you goodbye
Regret for not having the chance to say goodbye
And time beats up on me
Feeling the impact of time on personal well-being
Life is funny, life is strange
Commenting on the unpredictable and peculiar nature of life
You know I'm just trying to get by
Struggling to navigate through life's challenges
Money, honey, buys you things
Money can buy material things but not everything
It can't buy a place in the sky
Emphasizing the inability of wealth to secure a place in the sky (happiness)
And time beats up on you
Reiterating the impact of time on an individual
Another year disappeared
Reflecting on the passing of another year
Where did it go?
Questioning where the time has gone
People ask me
People inquire about the time
What's the time
The speaker is uncertain about the current time
I really don't know
Expressing uncertainty about the passage of time
I really don't know
(Repetition of uncertainty about the time)
I really don't
-I really don't know
-And time beats up on you
Reiterating the impact of time on an individual
And time beats up on you
Re-emphasizing the impact of time on an individual
Time beats up on
Time is physically and emotionally wearing on
Time beats up on
(Repetition of the physical and emotional toll of time)
Time beats up on
-Time beats up on
-Time beats up on me
Time's impact is particularly hard on the speaker
Beats up on you
Time's impact is felt by others as well
Beats up on you
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