you would think that keeping up would be easier livin large and livin strange you ll bend yourself summertime it always seems to come creeping up keep in mind you want it to when you re cold and you re tired hurt and you re sad for all that you ve given for all that you ve had it s not what you think it is you would think that livin large and livin well will wear ya down and wear ya thin and where ya goin don t you know i m grumpy when the time is right when the time is on my side maybe you could fix me up i could do the same for you and maybe sometime soon we can spend some time alone to talk about the things we should talk about tell me bout the time when everything s a mess tell me bout the time i haven t heard it yet tell me bout the time tell me bout the time tell me bout the time all you need is time when you re cold and you re tired when things just aren t well frightened of strangers and scared of yourself it s not what you think it is when you re strung out when there s hell to pay when you re holding out for some better day when your feet are inspired when you need some fresh air with your fingers on fire release it all there it s not what you think it is