I still know your old landline
Called to say you’re on my mind
It’s a long-distance call to the phone hung on the wall
Inside the house that doesn’t change at all

Usual questions overdue
It’s not where your mind’s running to
You say all your favorite days are forever flown away
It’s hard to hear you say that

Time isn’t always what you thought
But you’re gonna leave this place
With it written on your face
It’s the only thing that we’ve got
And the only thing worth spending in the end
It’s the present, that’s the gift

You say you miss that Cadillac
With me and brother in the back
Didn’t know that driving ‘round
We’d be writing memories down
You say to hold ‘em closer now ‘cause

Time isn’t always what you thought
But you’re gonna leave this place
With it written on your face
It’s the only thing that we’ve got
And the only thing worth spending in the end
It’s the present, that’s the gift

Time isn’t always what you thought
But you’re gonna leave this place
With it written on your face
It’s the only thing that we’ve got
And the only thing worth spending in the end
It’s the present
And the only thing worth spending in the end
It’s the present, that’s the gift