From the recording The Sunset Sessions Vol. 1
Biographical content and cautionary tale - time flies! Sharon plays acoustic guitar, Michael plays everything else - bass, drums, slide and harp. Listen for the exhale of the slide in the bridge.
Lyrics
Wait ‘n See
Seasons change years fly, the older the faster (my my)
Hang on, hold tight, to today with all your might
What do you know for sure?
Don’t hold your breath, there’s more
Knowledge can be a crutch, we can only know so much
I learned some stuff in school, I’d like to think I’m hard to fool
Then I bang my thumb
How could I be so dumb?
Mm mm mm mm, Yeah, eh eh eh
See what lies ahead? You can only wait and see
Don’t believe me. Uh uh uh uh
My first steady work, I was a drugstore clerk
I was young, I had plans, joined a rock and roll band
Now there was some dues to pay
To put my dreams on layaway
The road was hard, so I quit - had enough of it
Got a job to pay my rent, made a little more than I spent
The ladder I climbed was high
Thirty-five years went by
Mm mm mm mm, Yeah, eh eh eh
See what lies ahead? You can only wait and see
Don’t listen to me. Uh uh uh uh
It was time, I moved on; took care of my folks now they’re gone
Found a simple life to live, try to take less than I give
Now you know the score
Don’t hold your breath, there’s more.
Mm mm mm mm, seasons change, time flies
See what lies ahead? Nah, you got to wait and see
Take it from me
© Michael Hughes and Sharon Nauss-Hughes, 2020