You missed so much while you were gone The leaves have changed, and so have I While you were singing strangers songs The world kept spinning softly by Your baby sister turned eighteen She'll pack her things and move away The dog got shaky in the knees Soon I'll join him in the grave Cause time it stops for no man So be careful where you go Love as well as you can While you still have somewhere to call your home I think about her on the road And say: It's fine when it's just me They were so kind over in Oklahoma I could have stayed in New Orleans She'll be hanging out with friends I'm in a hotel room alone Tomorrow there's another wedding We'll talk right after on the phone And she'll say Time it stops for no man So be careful what you do Love as well as you can While you still have somebody loving you If you find that the golden shore That you've been aiming your whole life toward Is darker than you'd expected If you grow tired of all your running Drifter please return to us and Settle down, settle in Cause time it stops for no man So be careful where you roam Love as well as you can While you still have someone to call you home