I Wasted Time by Paul Kelly Lyrics

I wasted time
Now time is wasting me
One question left
'To be or not to be?'

I cheated time
Now it's time to pay
All out of change
With less and less to say

I was a handsome raven
In my time
Oh girl
You should've seen me in my prime

I see old friends at funerals
Now and then
It's down to this
It's either me or them

Yes, I wasted time
Now time is wasting me
Soon it's closing time
Won't you stay with me?
Molly took my hand
And led the way
Now Molly's yellow hair
Has turned to grey

She wore a red dress
She let me undo
But Molly swears, that day
Her dress was blue

Yes, I wasted time
I thought it came for free
And now it's closing time
Won't you pray for me?

I tell ya there's no failure like success
And no success like failure too, I guess