I shoot off against the sun
I am strong, I am by chance
My heart is full of sorrow
you back it down on my run
I am the man
Tired of running to the opposite side
No finishing rod and no planning to ride
I am more than just a man

But if you think I'm beaten down
I keep 'em dices rollin' still
I keep the hope alive and around

Time ain't gonna cease
It was cast out there for you to live

Every other day, I survive without a scratch
From the charity of those who hate me

Your swimming pool is full of rats
Your ideas don't match up the facts
Time ain't gonna cease

I see the future repeat the past
I see a museum full of new stuff
Time ain't gonna cease
No it ain't, it ain't gonna cease

I don't have a date to celebrate
Sometimes my days are of love or hate
Looking for a needle in a haystack

On cold nights it's better not to be born
On the hot ones: you choose to strike
or be wounded by a thorn
And so we become more vulnerable
They claim you are a thief, a jackass
and that you are stoned
They turn the whole country into a home
That way you make more money to loan

Your swimming pool is full of rats
Your ideas don't match up the facts
Time ain't gonna cease

I see the future repeat the past
I see a museum full of new stuff
Time ain't gonna cease
No it ain't, it ain't gonna cease