{"id":727,"date":"2020-12-10T13:51:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T18:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/?p=727"},"modified":"2025-10-05T10:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T14:25:28","slug":"the-lyrics-all-20-year-olds-and-older-need-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/?p=727","title":{"rendered":"The Lyrics All 20 Year Olds (And Older) Need to hear."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was born to hippie parents.\u00a0 My dad was rejected from the Vietnam draft due to a disability and listened to music all day.\u00a0 My mom sang in a band at college fraternity parties in the Baltimore area.\u00a0 So when I came into this world, I was surrounded by a hefty dose of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and Pink Floyd, among many other bands. It is music I heard growing up in my household, so I&#8217;ve just always knew it.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve heard it on the radio plenty of times too, but it wasn&#8217;t until I got my own copy of Pink Floyd&#8217;s Dark Side of the Moon that I truly appreciated the musical and lyrical genius of the band.\u00a0 \u00a0The album no doubt is a masterpiece.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/darksideofmoon.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-728 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/darksideofmoon-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/darksideofmoon-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/darksideofmoon-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/darksideofmoon-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ejameswhite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/darksideofmoon.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So what is the one song that I think all 20-somethings needs to hear in their 20&#8217;s and pay close attention to the lyrics?\u00a0 It is &#8220;Time&#8221; by Pink Floyd on the <strong>Dark Side of the Moon<\/strong> album.\u00a0 Read the lyrics below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><br \/>Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day<br \/>Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><br \/>Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town<br \/>Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\">Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.<br \/>You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><br \/><strong>And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.<\/strong><br \/><strong>No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\">So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it&#8217;s sinking<br \/>Racing around to come up behind you again.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><br \/>The sun is the same in a relative way but you&#8217;re older,<br \/>Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\">Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><br \/>Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines<br \/>Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way<\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><br \/>The time is gone, the song is over,<br \/>Thought I&#8217;d something more to say.<br \/><br \/><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This seems to be the story for many people, realizing that their life has passed by and the all the things they meant to do eventually they never actually did.\u00a0 It is a life of regret.\u00a0 The time has passed, and they cannot get it back.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To me this song is a powerful message to the listener.\u00a0 It&#8217;s incredible to me that these band members had enough wisdom in their 20&#8217;s to realize that time on Earth is short, and our goals, our impact, and our abilities will not always be possible while we are living.\u00a0 So TODAY is the day to realize this and do something about it now no matter how old you are.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t wait for someone to tell you to &#8220;run&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0 Just GO now!\u00a0 \u00a0Ten years does get behind you quickly, but you still have today and whatever remaining time of your life to make an impact.\u00a0 None of us know when our time is up, which is a good thing!\u00a0 So make the most of your time remaining.\u00a0 Thanks for reading my blog.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please follow me on Twitter (@ejameswhite1) and Instagram (ejameswhite).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Check out some of my sites:<br \/><br \/>www.livestockcity.com<br \/>www.godande.com<br \/>www.llamagenius.com<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was born to hippie parents.\u00a0 My dad was rejected from the Vietnam draft due to a disability and listened to music all day.\u00a0 My mom sang in a band at college fraternity parties in the Baltimore area.\u00a0 So when I came into this world, I was surrounded by a hefty dose of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and Pink Floyd, among many other bands. 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