Time’s Dwindling Away
Written by: Rose Marie Rideout

My oh my where have the time gone,
I can’t do all things, they take too long.
Not enough hours in a single day,
I remember it wasn’t always this way.

There was a time, I remember it well,
My days were a pleasure, all was just swell.
I tend to the children, did all my work,
Sew clothes and all meals I had to cook.

Went to school meetings, the shopping was done,
There was only me, I was the one.
Helped kids with their homework and all tasks,
When there was a question, it was me they’d ask.

I’d find time to sing and play through the day,
But as I’ve gotten older, time’s dwindling away.
My oh my, tell me now what has gone wrong,
I can’t do as much, things take too long.

My memory’s not as sharp as it use to be,
I suffer with back pain, I have a bum knee,
I can’t play kick ball, or play horsy back anymore,
My health with my age, seems to be getting so poor.

My oh my Tell me what has gone wrong,
I can’t do all those things, that now take so long.
There seems to be something in my way,
But as I’ve gotten older,  time’s dwindling away.