John Prine - Crooked Piece of Time lyrics

Things got rough

things got tough

things got harder than hard

We were just trying to make a livin'

in our back yard

We were born too late died to soon

anxiety's a terrible crime

if you don'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

a crooked piece of time

all in all and all in all

It's 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.