Putting The Brakes On Time lyrics

(Jon McElroy/Ned McElroy)



I`m cuttin off the telephone

You unplug the tv

At the rate life`s passin us by

We can`t take the time to breathe



I know you can`t turn time around

But maybe there`s a way to slow it down



Sippin` iced tea from a backporch swing

Layin` by a river as the wold runs by

Makin` sweet love while the Mockingbird sings

We can try, puttin` the brakes on time



When did we last have a heart to heart talk

Over a glass of wine

Or stop and watch the grass grow

Or smell a honeysuckle vine



We can`t put the sand back in the hourglass

But we can hold each other baby

And make the weekend last



Sippin` iced tea from a backporch swing

Layin` by a river as the wold runs by

Makin` sweet love while the Mockingbird sings

You and I, puttin` the brakes on time



Puttin` the brakes on time



We`ve been sippin` iced tea from the backporch swing

Lay down by the river as the world runs by

Make sweet love while the Mockingbird songs

Can`t stop the clock but we can`t sure enough try

To put the brakes, put the brakes on time