Timing lyrics
by Gentle Giant
[Spoken Intro]
"So, really, when come right down to it
Can you describe what kind of music you do play then?
What are you playing at? What would you compare it to?
How would you express to people who've never heard it?"
[Verse 1: Derek Shulman]
See now, like cat then mouse
I move, they move, the game hasn't an end
Good news soon, bad news then
I know the sound that says "nothing again"
What then? The hours go past
My say is real, they say only pretend
Timing
[Chorus: Derek Shulman]
Wait for that day, for my good timing
When I sell myself again
[Verse 2: Derek Shulman]
Do they all realise
The lion's share is always halfway?
[Chorus: Derek Shulman]
Wait for that day for my good
When I sell myself again
Timing
[Instrumental Break 1:33–3:18]
[Chorus: Derek Shulman]
Wait for that day, for my good timing
I'll sell myself again
[Verse 2: Derek Shulman]
See now, like cat then mouse
I move, they move, the game hasn't an end
Good news soon, bad news then
I know the sound that says "nothing again"
[Outro: Derek Shulman]
What then? The hours go past
My say is real, they say only pretend
Timing