Jeffrey Lewis - Time trades

^DTime is gonna ^Atake so much ^Eaway But there's a ^Dway that time can ^Aoffer you a ^Etrade ^DTime is gonna ^Atake so much ^Eaway But there's a ^Dway that time can ^Aoffer you a ^Etrade

You gotta ^Ado something that you can get ^Enicer at, You gotta ^Ado something that you can get ^Ewiser at, You better ^Ado something that you can get ^Ebetter at 'Cause that's the ^Donly thing that ^Atime will leave you ^Ewith

'Cause ^Dtime is gonna ^Atake so much ^Eaway But there's a ^Dway that time can ^Aoffer you a ^Etrade

It might be ^Acabaret, it could be ^Epoetry, It might be ^Atrying to make a new happy ^Efamily, It ^Acould be violin repair or ^Echemistry, But if it's ^Dsomething that takes ^Alots of time that's ^Egood

'Cause ^Dtime is gonna ^Atake so much ^Eaway But there's a ^Dway that time can ^Aoffer you a ^Etrade.

Because your ^Dlooks are gonna leave you^E And your ^Dcity's gonna change too ^E And your ^Dshoes are gonna wear through ^E

Yeah ^Dtime is gonna ^Atake so much ^Eaway, But there's a ^Dway that you can ^Aoffer time a ^Etrade.

You gotta ^Ado something that you can get ^Esmarter at, You gotta ^Ado something you might just be a ^Estarter at, You better ^Ado something that you can get ^Ebetter at 'Cause ^Dthat's the thing that ^Atime will leave you ^Ewith.

And maybe ^Athat's why they call^C a trade a ^Etrade, Like when they ^Asay you should ^Cgo and learn a ^Etrade; The thing you ^Ado don't have to ^Cbe to learn a ^Etrade, Just get something ^Aback from time for ^Call it takes ^Eaway.

It could be ^Amany things, it could be ^Eanything, It could be ^Aexpertise in Middle Eastern ^Etraveling, Something to ^Aslowly sow the balance life's ^Eunraveling

You have no ^Dchoice you have to ^Apay time's ^Eprice But you can ^Duse the price to ^Abuy you something ^Enice Something ^Dyou can only ^Abuy with lots of ^Etime So when you're ^Dold you blow some ^Awhippersnapper's ^Emind.

It might be ^Aresearching a book that takes you ^Eseven years A book that ^Ahelps to make the path we take to ^Efreedom clear And when you're ^Adone you see it started with a ^Egood idea

One good ^Didea could cost you ^Athousands of your ^Edays But it's just ^Dtime that you'd be ^Aspending any^Eway

You have no ^Dchoice you have to ^Apay time's ^Eprice But you can ^Duse the price to ^Abuy you something ^Enice

^A So ^CI've decided ^Erecently ^A To ^Ctry to trade more ^Edecently