Crooked Piece of Time - John Prine

Things got rough

Things got tough

Things got harder than hard

We were just trying to make a living

In our back yard

We were born too late

Died to soon

Anxiety's a terrible crime

If you can't come now

Don't come at all

'Cause it's a crooked piece of time

It's a crooked piece of time that we live in

All in all

And all in all

It was a crooked piece of time

Yesterday morning

An ill wind came

Blew your picture

Right out of the picture frame

Even blew the candle out

From underneath the flame

Yesterday morning

An ill wind came

It's a crooked piece of time that we live in

All in all and all in all

It was a crooked piece of time

Things got rough

Things got tough

Things got harder than hard

We were just trying to make a living

In our back yard

We were born too late

Died to soon

Anxiety's a terrible crime

If you can't come now

Don't come at all

'Cause it's a crooked piece of time

It's a crooked piece of time that we live in

All in all

And all in all

It's a crooked piece of time

It's a crooked piece of time that we live in

All in all

And all in all

It's a crooked piece of time

It's a crooked piece of time

It's a crooked piece of time