You know the way the morning breaks
Over that little town we used to know
Where the coffee shop still opens early
And the old man feeds the birds below
Remember when we thought we'd stay forever
In those summer afternoons that stretched so long
Now I'm sitting here with all these letters
Wondering how the years just moved along
Time keeps turning turning turning
Like the pages of a book we never read
Time keeps turning turning turning
While we're chasing all the words we never said
You wrote about the holiday you took there
To that place where waves meet weathered stone
Said you found yourself among the strangers
But it only made you feel more alone
The postcard shows a sunset over water
But your handwriting looks tired and small
Sometimes distance makes the heart grow fonder
Sometimes it just makes us feel so small
Time keeps turning turning turning
Like the pages of a book we never read
Time keeps turning turning turning
While we're chasing all the words we never said
Maybe love was never meant to fool us
Maybe truth was always in the way
Counted hours like they were promises
Promises can't make the seasons stay
Here's to all the moments that we borrowed
From the future that we thought we'd always have
Here's to yesterday's forgotten sorrows
And tomorrow's uncertain photograph
Time keeps turning turning turning
Like the pages of a book we never read
Time keeps turning turning turning
While we're chasing all the words we never said
Time keeps turning turning turning
Time keeps turning turning turning
(Time keeps turning turning turning)