For Once I'm On Time

Tekst piosenki

Intro

Zwrotka 1

Ninety-nine lamps lit me home,
the last one on the hill is dark,
the whole town waits around its post,
each put something in the lamp.

Pre-Chorus

Oil and wick and glass,
and you, Miss, with the match,
and me with nothing, late agai-ai-ain

Build

Refren

For once I'm on time,
I'm not late, I'm home,
you kept the match for me,
for once I'm on ti-ime

Drop

(on ti-i-ime)

Zwrotka 2

At school you marked me late in red,
a cross for every bell I missed.
Tonight nobody here will light
the last lamp till the last one's home.

Pre-Chorus

You've held the match since dusk,
dry inside your glove,
and this time I can sa-a-ay

Build

Refren

For once I'm on time,
I'm not late, I'm home,
you kept the match for me,
for once I'm on ti-ime

Mostek

You put the match in my empty hand,
"The last one lights the lamp," you say.
I strike it on the iron post,
and the hundredth lamp is lit.

Build

Refren

For once I'm on time,
I'm not late, I'm home,
you kept the match for me,
for once I'm on ti-ime

Drop

(for once, on ti-i-ime)

Outro