Story Behind The Song
Sad story of two friends, in teen years.
Song Description
A man talks about someone he knows who has taken her life, about how hard his own life is ... and in the end that he plans to join her.
| Song Length |
4:14 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Rock - Psychedelic |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Depressing |
Subject |
Sanity/Insanity, Suicide |
| Similar Artists |
Todd Rundgren, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
You heard the news about Maybelline
Did you think that at 17, someone could give up hope?
Hit despair and couldn't find her way
Tried to call for help but no one came, such a shame
Put a bullet inside her head
Makes me think I'd be better off dead, oh yeah
'Cause she's got all the time in the world
She's got all the time in the world
She's got all the time in the world!
I see it coming, pages turning fast
The way the story's going, things can't last, oh no
Can't see the end, Can't take any more
I'm gonna give it up now, 'cause I've grown so tired
I'll have all the time in the world ...
I'm out of hope, and loving too
All the things I did I did for you, cant' you see that?
You say goodnight, it'll be alright
But I'm gonna do something now, won't let you sleep at night
You won't sleep at night
'Cause I've got all the time in the world ...
You heard the news about Maybelline
The thing that's taken her, well it's taken me