Jimmy Nail - Hands Of Time Lyrics
If I could turn back the hands of timeIf I could turn back the clockI wouldnt be in the place Im inI wouldnt be in the dockWheres your friends when you need them mostProbably hidin under a rockIf I could undo the things I didIf I could turn back the clockIt started out like any other dayLazin around with nothing to doMy mind started wondering onto criminal thingsAnd how to make a dollar or twoI called the guys on my telling phoneAnd told them of my little schemeWe drank some beer, we ate some pills,I shared with them my dreamI cant recall exactly howI got to where I shouldnt have been]my head seemed filled with hombre stuffI fealt like I was on the screenI drank more beer, I ate more pillsGained myself a spinning headI raised a gun, I killed a manIm told it was for something he saidIts been a year since I said a prayerBut God almighty, if your listening up thereIf I could turn back the hands of timeIf I could turn back the clockI wouldnt be in this cell right nowI wouldnt be in the dockWheres your friends when you need them mostProbably hidin under a rockIf I could undo the things I didIf I could turn back the clockMisters life and death drone onIn their salutary tonesWhile I stand in that wooden dockAll sober and aloneThe papers say its such a crimeWhats been dished to meAnd people who I do not knowAre banging on for clemencyNow I have the best of cellsWith ladies on my wallsWhen Im moved they holler dead man walkingThe words echo around the hallsI ponder on where my soul is boundAs I stare up at the moonAbove the clouds, beneath the groundIm gonna find out real soonStrap me in to the killing chairGive me the volts, straighten out my hairIts been a year since I said a prayerBut God almighty, if your listening up thereIf I could turn back the hands of timeIf I could turn back the clockI wouldnt be in this place right nowI wouldnt be in the dockWheres your friends when you need them mostProbably hidin under a rockIf I could undo all the things I didIf I could turn back the clock
