It's just a matter of time a figure of speech
That springs to mind throughout the day
As the minutes go by, a second thought
A moment lost, time ticks awayAnd everything changes
Forever never lasts
No such thing as always
It's all too soon the pastTumbledown, tumbledown
Tumble, tumble, tumbledown
Tumbledown, tumbledown
Tumble, tumble, tumbledownRain Gods with Zippos
A tin man's with a heart
An end with no beginning
It's just a race without a startThat you'll never win
That you cannot lose and you fall apartTumbledown, tumbledown
Tumble, tumble, tumbledown
Tumbledown, tumbledown
Tumble, tumble, tumbledownThe tarot declares a motion made
A finger traps an empty glass
The needles begin to make their mark
You try to hide, you're leavin' tracksI dream of fire and water
Dream of deserts, dream up plans
Like mountains and castles
They're only grains of sand thatTumbledown, tumbledown
Tumble, tumble, tumbledown
Tumbledown, tumbledown
Tumble, tumble, tumbledownRain Gods with Zippos
A tin man's bleedin' heart
An end with no beginning
It's just a race without a startThat you'll never win
That you cannot lose so you fall apartAnd tumbledown, tumbledown
Tumble, tumble, tumbledown
Tumbledown, tumbledown
Tumble, tumble, tumbledown