You've been keeping me lonely, you've been keeping me down
And I'm sitting here wondering why I'm hanging around
Are the nights grown cold, babe? Can't you see the signs?
And there's no use wasting this precious time
Look out your window, oh can't you see
That the sun is setting fast for you and me
Oh you've grown so hard, babe, can't you see the signs?
And there's no use wasting this precious time
Well I should be out singing instead of hiding
I should be out laughing instead of crying, crying, crying
You've been keeping me lonely, you've been keeping me down
And I'm sitting here wondering why I'm sticking around
When you no longer hear me and your eyes can't see
What this precious time means to someone like me
Oh I gotta start living, life's for the taking
I gotta start living if I wanna be tasting, tasting, tasting
This precious time