Story Behind The Song
This song has been hanging around in various permutations for years. I was never happy with it but thought it had potential. Once I stripped it down and found a good singer to get it life things started to fall in place. It was written in a day and took over ten years to finish.
Song Description
There's no deeply disguised or hidden meaning here. It's about seizing the day, pure and simple. One of these you're gonna wake up old and wonder why you've never been told: today is a righteous day.
| Song Length |
3:50 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
| |
Lyrics
Time is a thief who runs through the night
Stealing little bits of your life
Moment by moment, day after day
You can watch it all slipping away
Look how many wasted days have gone by
While you worry about the silliest things
You keep on running to something out there
Though you never seem to get anywhere
The clock keeps ticking, time keeps slipping away
The world keeps spinning while your dreams keep floating away
Today is a righteous day
Today is the day
The clouds seem to follow wherever you go
While you're waiting for that sunny day
If you keep on talking you'll never get tired
Of finding other people to blame
You're stuck in the past cause you can't let it go
Then you wonder how it all got away
One of these days you're gonna wake up old
And wonder why you've never been told
The clock keeps ticking, time keeps slipping away
The world keeps spinning while your dreams keep floating away
Today is a righteous day
Today is the day