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