GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME- APRIL 12
I've been working this crossword puzzle
And trying to think of a noun
That means a place where you keep a face
Which is 27 down.
And there's 11 across, which is "the boss
Of a syndicate for crime."
I used to solve it in an hour and a half
But now I need a little more time.
O give me just a little more time,
Give me just a little more time.
I used to be swift but I lost the gift
After I turned sixty-nine.
I'm that driver going 45
With the line of cars behind.
I'm doing the best I can
I just need a little more time.
It's been a long winter and here it's spring
With joys to be revealed
It's April 12th and I sit by myself
My heart is almost healed.
And the sidewalks clear and the lawns appear
And the honeysuckle vine,
In the fresh spring air, I say a little prayer:
Please give me just a little more time.
CHO:
O give me just a little more time
Give me just a little more time
I've had my time and I'd like a little more
To enjoy the sweet sunshine.
I've got a lot of things I want to do
Before I leave this world behind.
I'm ready when you call me, Lord,
But give me just a little more time.
I try not to look back at my life
And regret the turns I took.
That dreadful show about two years ago,
And why did I write that book.
I don't have big ambitions
For another mountain to climb
I just ask the Lord, let me stay on board
And give me just a little more time.
CHO:
O give me just a little more time
Lord, if your grace allow
I've just figured out what life's about
What a shame to leave it now.
Please don't hurry my obituary,
Just when I'm hitting my prime.
I thank you for a very good life
But give me just a little more time.
The latest report on climate change
Is enough to chill the soul
The earth's in crisis as the ice is
Melting at the North Pole.
Heat and drought, species die out,
In accelerating decline.
Forgive us, Lord, what we've done to your world
And give us just a little more time.
CHO:
O give us just a little more time
Give us just a little more time
For our kids' and grandkids' sake
And all of humankind.
We are only human, Lord,
And we need to be divine.
Forgive us what we've done to the world
And give us just a little more time.