Life in the Time Songtext
von Ben Howard

How was I to know?
Kinship there in the reverie
It′s a climbing wind we go through
Two by two, not asking why

How was I to sing?
Happens all of the time, they say
You and I supposed to know each other better than the clouds these days
It's a madding century, clearly honest always

Life in the time of captivity
Love in the time of sanctuary
Life in the time of captivity
Life in the time of singing songs


How was I to know?
How was I to know?
Kinship there in the reverie
Guess it goes to show
We don′t speak half-truths each

When we have the day, it's a climbing wind
We go through, two by two, not asking why
It was all a show then, blue river true
Running through you always

Life in the time of captivity
Love in the time of sanctuary
Life in the time of captivity
Life in the time of singing songs

How was I to know?
How was I to know?
Some go out to Rikers in a moment's grace
I was hanging on coattails, fare-thee-wells
All that jiving around, guess it goes to show
We don′t speak half-truths each when we have the day
You and I supposed to know