A friend of mine, she cries at night And she calls me on the phone Sees babies everywhere she goes And she wants one of her own
She’s waited long enough she says And still he can’t decide Pretty soon she’ll have to choose And it tears her up inside
She is scared, Scared to run out of time
I see my folks are getting on And I watch their bodies change I know they see the same in me And it makes us both feel strange
No matter how you tell yourself It’s what we all go through Those lines are pretty hard to take When they’re staring back at you
Oh Oh Oh, scared you’ll run out of time
When did the choices get so hard With so much more at stake Life gets mighty precious When there’s less of it to wa-a-a-aste
Mmm-m-m-m-m-m
Mmmmmmm, scared you’ll run out of time
Just when I thought I’d had enough And all my tears were shed No promise left unbroken There were no painful words unsaid
Yo-o-o-u came along and showed me I could leave it all behind You opened up my heart again And then much to my surprise
I found love, baby, love in the nick of time (Love in the nick of time) I found love darlin’, love in the nick of time (Love in the nick of time) I found love baby, love in the nick of time
Turn down the lights Turn down the bed Turn down these voices inside my head Lay down with me Tell me no lies Just hold me close, don’t patronize Don’t patronize me
‘Cause I can’t make you love me if you don’t You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t Here in the dark, in these final hours I will lay down my heart and I’ll feel the power But you won’t, no you won’t ‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t
I’ll close my eyes, then I won’t see The love you don’t feel when you’re holding me Morning will come and I’ll do what’s right Just give me till then to give up this fight And I will give up this fight
‘Cause I can’t make you love me if you don’t You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t Here in the dark, in these final hours I will lay down my heart and I’ll feel the power But you won’t, no you won’t ‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t
Turn down the lights Turn down the bed Turn down these voices inside my head Lay down with me Tell me no lies Just hold me close, don’t patronize Don’t patronize me
‘Cause I can’t make you love me if you don’t You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t Here in the dark, in these final hours I will lay down my heart and I’ll feel the power But you won’t, no you won’t ‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t
I’ll close my eyes, then I won’t see The love you don’t feel when you’re holding me Morning will come and I’ll do what’s right Just give me till then to give up this fight And I will give up this fight
‘Cause I can’t make you love me if you don’t You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t Here in the dark, in these final hours I will lay down my heart and I’ll feel the power But you won’t, no you won’t ‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t
A friend of mine, she cries at night And she calls me on the phone Sees babies everywhere she goes And she wants one of her own
She’s waited long enough she says And still he can’t decide Pretty soon she’ll have to choose And it tears her up inside
She is scared, Scared to run out of time
I see my folks are getting on And I watch their bodies change I know they see the same in me And it makes us both feel strange
No matter how you tell yourself It’s what we all go through Those lines are pretty hard to take When they’re staring back at you
Oh Oh Oh, scared you’ll run out of time
When did the choices get so hard With so much more at stake Life gets mighty precious When there’s less of it to wa-a-a-aste
Mmm-m-m-m-m-m
Mmmmmmm, scared you’ll run out of time
Just when I thought I’d had enough And all my tears were shed No promise left unbroken There were no painful words unsaid
Yo-o-o-u came along and showed me I could leave it all behind You opened up my heart again And then much to my surprise
I found love, baby, love in the nick of time (Love in the nick of time) I found love darlin’, love in the nick of time (Love in the nick of time) I found love baby, love in the nick of time
A friend of mine, she cries at night And she calls me on the phone Sees babies everywhere she goes And she wants one of her own
She’s waited long enough she says And still he can’t decide Pretty soon she’ll have to choose And it tears her up inside
She is scared, Scared to run out of time
I see my folks are getting on And I watch their bodies change I know they see the same in me And it makes us both feel strange
No matter how you tell yourself It’s what we all go through Those lines are pretty hard to take When they’re staring back at you
Oh Oh Oh, scared you’ll run out of time
When did the choices get so hard With so much more at stake Life gets mighty precious When there’s less of it to wa-a-a-aste
Mmm-m-m-m-m-m
Mmmmmmm, scared you’ll run out of time
Just when I thought I’d had enough And all my tears were shed No promise left unbroken There were no painful words unsaid
Yo-o-o-u came along and showed me I could leave it all behind You opened up my heart again And then much to my surprise
I found love, baby, love in the nick of time (Love in the nick of time) I found love darlin’, love in the nick of time (Love in the nick of time) I found love baby, love in the nick of time
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock (9099666f) Norah Jones poses for a portrait to promote her new album “Day Breaks” in New York Norah Jones Portrait Session, New York, USA