Wrong Time
Lost in Time: Stryker Brothers' Ballad of Missed Moments
Lyrics
Well sandy blonde Sarah Joe loved Clark Gable
Expressing affection for a woman named Sarah Joe with sandy blonde hair who admired Clark Gable.
Loved to listen to her records on an old turntable
Describing Sarah Joe's love for listening to records on an old turntable.
Said she was born in the wrong time
Sarah Joe believes she was born in the wrong era or time.
She'd say that Marilyn Monroe, man, she was sure something
Praising Marilyn Monroe and expressing admiration for her larger-than-life presence.
Bigger than life, no they never saw her coming
Highlighting Monroe's impact and how people were unprepared for her influence.
And if I could go back, I bet you I'd shine like that
Expressing a desire to shine like Monroe if given the chance to go back in time.
But those days are gone and maybe I just came along
Reflecting on the realization that the past is gone, and the speaker may have arrived in the wrong time period.
At the wrong time
Reiterating the sentiment of being in the wrong time.
Casey was a rodeo cowboy man
Introducing a character named Casey who wishes he lived in the wild west.
He said boys you know I should have been living back then
Expressing regret about not being born in a time when the west was untamed.
When the west was wild, and then he'd crack a smile
Describing Casey's fondness for the wild west and his nostalgic smile.
He said I'd leave them in the dust if they didn't back down
Casey asserts his dominance, suggesting he would be a formidable force in the past.
They'd be knowing my name in every little town
Imagining a scenario where Casey's name is known in every town due to his exploits.
And all the girls would say he'll come back someday
Envisioning admiration from girls who believe Casey will return someday.
I'd be up and gone if i hadn't come along
Reflecting on the speaker's presence preventing Casey from living in the ideal time.
At the wrong time
Reiterating the theme of being in the wrong time.
If I could turn the hands, I'd go back
Expressing a desire to go back in time if it were possible.
To before the world turned so fast
Longing for a time before the world became fast-paced.
Back to where the grass was greener
Nostalgically recalling a period when life was perceived as better.
Life and love and times were sweeter
Reflecting on a time when life, love, and experiences were sweeter.
Can't help but think the skin I'm in is not my own
Expressing discomfort with one's current circumstances, feeling like the skin doesn't belong to them.
And maybe I just came along at the wrong time
Reiterating the idea of being born at the wrong time.
Me I'm just another guitar slinger
Describing the speaker as a guitar player among many others singing sad songs.
In a mile-long line of sad song singers
Placing the speaker in a lineup of musicians waiting for recognition.
Waiting for the day they call my name
Anticipating the day when the speaker's name will be acknowledged.
Waiting for my sound to come back around
Waiting for the speaker's music to become popular again.
I'm just praying on a song that I didn't come along at the wrong time
Expressing hope that the speaker's talents are recognized in the right time.
If I could turn the hands, I'd go back
Repeating the desire to go back in time.
To before the world turned so fast
Reiterating the longing for a slower-paced past.
Back to where the grass was greener
Recalling a time when life was perceived as better.
Life and love and times were sweeter
Emphasizing the sweetness of life, love, and experiences in the past.
Can't help but think the skin I'm in is not my own
Reiterating discomfort with the present skin and the feeling of being in the wrong time.
And maybe I just came along at the wrong time
Affirming the belief that the speaker arrived at the wrong time.
And maybe I just came along at the wrong time
Repeating the sentiment that the speaker may have come along at the wrong time.
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