If I were a thief

 

If I were a thief

A stealer of time

I wish I could be

And my youth again

Instilled in me

To be once more

Where I was before

And all things as they were

With folk and friend that

Are no more

Scattered like seed in the wind

And all the stories we had told

That brought both smile and grin

No doubt we would

Recall and recite again

And all the journeys

We had taken

We would take once more

And all the songs we had sung

How we would sing again

If I were a thief

No jewels or diamonds

Could tempt my eye

Just a stealer of time

And of days gone by

For youth escapes us

One and all

Before we understand what

A precious precious thing

That has slipped right

Through our hands

Time is a healer so they say

But wasn’t it time

That took our youth away

If I was a thief

A stealer of time

I wish I could be

And my youth again

Instilled in me

To be once more

Where I was before

And all things as they were

With folk and friend

That are no more

Scattered like seed in the wind

Mick Dineen