It's Not My Time To Go

The morning comes with such pain, But it's nothing like the dose I get when it's night And I can't help but wondering just what it is. Ain't I living my life right The cigarettes I'm smoking don't realize, Nor does the glass from which I drink For how are they to know just Just what it is to be a man about to sink Ooooh no - it's not my time to go Ooooh no - before I go, I've got to show…something The light keeps gettin dimmer, Hey, but what's that to me? The morning comes with each night A voice keeps callin' my name so loud and so clear I'll pretend I'm not here Ooooh no - it's not my time to go Ooooh no - before I go I've got to show... No I can't go yet, no, I've something to do And it might take a bit more time The time it takes to get up and walk out the door And see the world as before Ooooh no - it's not my time to go Ooooh no - before I go I've got to show…something

It's Not My Time To Go (unreleased cover) Written by Dan Hicks Performed by Elvis Costello First known performance:  March 29, 2016, Santa Rosa, CA Last known performance:  May 13, 2016, London, England      (6 known performances)

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Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks

1973

Last Train to Hicksville: The Home of Happy Feet

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• Vanity Fair, November 2000
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