Lyrics Hands of Time - Jimmy Nail

Hands of Time

If I could turn back the hands of time
If I could turn back the clock
I wouldnt be in the place Im in
I wouldnt be in the dock
Wheres your friends when you need them most
Probably hidin under a rock
If I could undo the things I did
If I could turn back the clock
It started out like any other day
Lazin around with nothing to do My mind started wondering onto criminal things
And how to make a dollar or two
I called the guys on my telling phone
And told them of my little scheme
We drank some beer, we ate some pills,
I shared with them my dream
I cant recall exactly how
I got to where I shouldnt have been
]my head seemed filled with hombre stuff
I fealt like I was on the screen
I drank more beer, I ate more pills
Gained myself a spinning head
I raised a gun, I killed a man
Im told it was for something he said
Its been a year since I said a prayer
But God almighty, if your listening up there
If I could turn back the hands of time
If I could turn back the clock
I wouldnt be in this cell right now
I wouldnt be in the dock
Wheres your friends when you need them most
Probably hidin under a rock
If I could undo the things I did
If I could turn back the clock
Misters life and death drone on In their salutary tones
While I stand in that wooden dock
All sober and alone
The papers say its such a crime
Whats been dished to me And people who I do not know
Are banging on for clemency
Now I have the best of cells
With ladies on my walls
When Im moved they holler «dead man walking»
The words echo around the halls
I ponder on where my soul is bound
As I stare up at the moon
Above the clouds, beneath the ground
Im gonna find out real soon
Strap me in to the killing chair
Give me the volts, straighten out my hair
Its been a year since I said a prayer
But God almighty, if your listening up there
If I could turn back the hands of time
If I could turn back the clock
I wouldnt be in this place right now
I wouldnt be in the dock
Wheres your friends when you need them most
Probably hidin under a rock
If I could undo all the things I did
If I could turn back the clock