I was captured by the light of a wayward smile
When she said to me,
"Move slowly son and touch the sky,
Very soon you'll see"
Oooh, how precious time placed its hand on me;
Oooh, how precious time, how it rescued me.
See the line of sight inside your mind,
But from where I don't know.
And the tales that are left behind,
Left for all to grow.
Oooh, precious time placed its hand on me;
Oooh, precious time, how it rescued me.
Oooh, how it rescued me, how it rescued me.
Oh, there's a place in time not far from here,
A place we all could see;
So if you're lookin' for a better day,
Touch the sky and see.
Oh, precious time placed its hand on me;
Oh, precious time, how it rescued me.
Be the soldiers for your lives my friends,
Fight for all to see.
It's the only way to catch the sun;
It's the only way you'll see,
Oh how precious time placed its hand on me,
Yeah precious time
How it rescued me, baby, baby it rescued me.
Oh, there's a place in time not far from here,
A place we all could see;
So if you're lookin' for a better day,
Touch the sky and see.
Oh, precious time placed its hand on me;
Oh, precious time, how it rescued me.
This song of the week can be heard on Departure.
"Precious Time off the latest album, for example. It just all of a sudden was a revelation, and I kind of went,
'Hey.' I realized that time is really of the essence. It touched me and I kind of went, 'Hey now. Now before it's too
late. Now. There's a definite message in Precious Time,' continues Perry. 'I almost feel like waving my good old
fashioned freak flag and peace sign because it's basically that kind of feeling done 1980s style. You've really got to
hear the lyrics to get the point,"
- BAM 6/27/1980
