In the first little second that I saw your face
I could see what you could never erase
She told me a story about a wolf back in Italy
And I remember pieces of that day
Time, don't mess with me
Time, don't mess with me
Don't mess with
Don't mess with
Don't mess with me

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Pull the pages out, one by one
The girl was all the ones I loved the most
He sent me a dead leaf wrapped in black, and I fell down hard
Later, I came up for a breath of air
Time, don't mess with me
Time, don't mess with me
Don't mess with
Don't mess with
Don't mess with me
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A conversation on the telephone
I know I never feel the same
He told me about Mary Ellen
How she died in a car
He broke down in an L.A. jail
Time, don't mess with me
Time, don't mess with me
Don't mess with
Don't mess with
Don't mess with
Don't mess with
Don't mess with
Don't mess with
Don't mess with me