Charles Aznavour - I Didn't See the Time Go By

This song, both in English and French, has one of the best lyrics I've ever heard. Very modest. It's called "I Didn't See the Time Go By," from Charles Aznavour's Carnegie Hall DVD concert.

Now as the wheel of life turns faster
now as the seasons seem to fly
I see so many things at last
but didn't see the time go by

I've known delight, I've known disaster
the caviar, the humble pie
from the absurd to the sublim
I didn't see the time go by

I didn't see the years roll on
I didn't know the road would bend
refused to see when youth was gone
pretending it might never end
and now, there is a price to pay
for every day I threw away

Seems I've wasted half a lifetime
within the blinking of an eye
I didn't head the midnight chime
I didn't see the time go by

In stolen nights and brief romances
I kissed the girls and made them cry
while there were balconies to climb
I didn't see the time go by

I was the guy with all the answers
the halfway truth, the little lie
so sure, so certain in my prime
I didn't see the time go bye

I hit the highs, I bit the dirt
I left some wreckage in my wake
I didn't see that lies can hurt
I didn't know how hearts can break
and now, they come to haunt my mind
the lives I touched and left behind

I've sung a hundred songs of longing
of sweet regret, and hope run dry
I've searched for melody and rhyme
but never saw how time can fly
never saw the darkening sky
I was a minstrel of my time
who didn't see the time go by.

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[george77772moons]

I've been listening to this guy's music for about 15 or so years now... DAMN, he's good...

[OettingerCroat]

this is also a truly tremendous song. :-)

cheers

[julio821]

I've listened to him for over 40 yrs.......he's still unique

[16nowhereman]

I have listened to him for less than a year, and he is definetly one of the greatest singer/songwriters EVER!

[iran0769]

@hammad313

you are so right, im ten years older than you but i love his music and could listen 24/7, i love him...

[verycoolsound]

For another take of this amazing song, listen to Glenn Yarbrough's version. It's also posted on YouTube.

[Honey1931]

10/27/11 I MUST ADMIT THAT WHOEVER POSTS THIS GLORIOUS VOICE, I WILL LISTEN TO IT. HE IS THE MOST PRECIOUS STORYTELLER OF SONG IN THIS WORLD. A TALENTED INDIVIDUAL WHO CAPTURES THE FEELINGS OF THE MOST INDIVIDUAL HEART. roselli

[mirian7257]

Adoro essa voz, essa canção, esse romantismo.

[hammad313]

I am only 24m but i am sure to listen him till my eighties if i remain alive.......

[hammad313]

Now, that's what i call a living legend....

[beweau]

I love this little, greyhaired frencman. He writes lyrics like noone else.

You just have to sit down and listen! Beautiful. From Norway: Berit.

[grandmamoosie]

Some 37 or 38 years ago I had the please of seeing this marvelous artist at Carnegie Hall

I was enchanted then and still am. I have a number of Mr. Aznavours albums and cd's and he never ages. He's always wonderful and only improves with time. I simply love his songs and this is one of his best. Although I speak no French, it doen't matter, I also love his songs in French, especially Toi et Moi. Thank you again youtube for bringing us Charles Aznavour

[kev6409]

what lyrics,,,,,, time does indeed fly, ... and a superb performance from monsieur aznavour