always waiting

I am always waiting

for time to pass

as if I have it to throw away

I tell myself to hurry

so the minutes won't last

but time has nothing to say

except you don't really know

what time is all about

the only thing I know 

is that it's running out

I am always waiting

for night to fall

so I can go to sleep

lie in my warm bed

where I can crawl

and dreams are mine to keep

except I'm awake

my mind will not rest

these nighttime thoughts try hard

but they are not my best

I am always waiting

for the world to turn

time is racing fast

I look forward

to my future

but I see it becoming the past

except I'm alive

right here, right now

I want to live in the present

but I don't know how

I am always waiting

for time to pass

as if I have it to throw away