Mavis Staples

Time Waits For No One

Mavis Staples


U came 2 me 
Said give U more time 
Time 2 get yourself 2gether 
Time 2 make up your mind 
I want 4ever love 
U want a one night fantasy 
While I'm sittin' here waitin' on U 
U know somebody somewhere's waitin' on me 

Time waits 4 no one 
Time don't wait 4 nobody, nobody 
And time waits 4 no one 
If U wait 2 long 
U can turn around and I'll be gone, gone, gone 

(Time, time, time) 

I just can't sit around 
Watchin' my life pass me by 
So if U're ever gonna make a change 
Better be right now, right now, right now! 

I don't know if anybody ever told U, boy 
But impatience is my middle name (My middle name) 
So if my good, good… good lovin' means anything 2 U, babe 
U better stop runnin' your game 

Time waits 4 no one (No one) 
Time don't wait 4 nobody, nobody 
Time waits 4 no one (No one) 
If U wait 2 long 
U turn around and I'll be gone, gone, gone 

U came 2 me 
U said give U more time 
But baby, baby, I could see through U 
Even if I were deaf, dumb and blind 

Time waits 4 no one (No one) 
Time don't wait 4 nobody, nobody 
(Time) Time waits 4 no one 
So if U wait 2 long (2 long) 
U turn around and I'll be gone, gone, gone 

(Time, time, time) Waits 4 no one 
Don't wait 4 no one 
Nobody, nobody 
No, nobody 

Time waits 4 no one