Song Description

how time passes and our lives are changed by the passing of time

Lyrics

My Cousin's Eyes

Oh the times go by so fast
We were younger, I remember
Now the years have long since passed
Since we'd visit in December

Not a gray hair on our heads
Not a sick one among us
Now we're slower out of bed
And the grandkids are the young ones

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Is this really how it is?
Is this really how it comes apart?
A little heavier in our bodies
A little heavier in our hearts
Is this really how it is?
Is this really what comes after?
A little heavier in our hearts
A little heavier in our laughter

First my mother passed away
Then her sister in due time
Uncle Jim chose not to stay
And Uncle Nick not far behind

Cousin Tony next was buried
How could it possibly be so
Seems he and Maryann just married
Where the hell does the time go

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All these years, all these family ties
All these tears, all the times we've cried
And all our memories are ties that bind
And all we ever want is time

Now Peter's gone as well
And I see my mother in my cousin's eyes
When I'll be back is hard to tell
It depends on how the time flies

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