I had to get old to fully understand the lesson my grandmother started teaching me, by word and example, when I was about nine or ten. One helped me come to be comfortable when talking about my own mortality and the passing of time. The song we are sharing here speaks to her advice that time keeps on keeping on until it doesn't, and as she would say, "...use every day up doing good and being kind and don't be worrying about what is in other hands!" The older I get, the better her lesson sinks in. For me her lesson has been a guide and a gift! I'm not sure she would have picked the music, but that was in our hands. This is not a sad song. If there's wisdom, it is hers!
Lyrics:
(2023) In The Blink Of An Eye (Captain Spin)

My days run by lightning, Week to week like a bullet train
Months spin so fast it’s frightening, years blow by like a hurricane
What happened to my yesterday, 
It’s gone before I know
Seems like I’m racing rain, and coming up drenched 
But I don’t want to miss the show!
 
Chorus:
In the blink of an eye, like a tick of the clock
Sudden changes in the weather, whether we like it or not
In the blink on and eye, like a wink from Captain Spin
Time gets here when it gets here once again.

There’s times I feel a little lonely, a crowd of my friends have passed
My kid’s got half grown kids of her own, and man they’re growing fast
I’ll catch up in my mind tomorrow
And watch the young ones grow
Seems like I’m chasing time, and running behind 
But I don’t want to miss the show!

Repeat Chorus:
Solo:
Bridge:
Well I’m hanging in and hanging on, watching it come and go
I’ve made it through the intermission, and most of my highs and lows
I’m bound to make it to the final act, to the exit time for me
And find me a window on the other side, to see what I can see.

Chorus:
 In the blink of an eye, like a tick of the clock
Sudden changes in the weather, whether we like it or not
In the blink on and eye, like a wink from Captain Spin
Time gets here when it gets here once again.

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In the blink on and eye, like a wink from Captain Spin!

In The Blink Of An Eye

Jim Boyd 1