Al Stewart - Time Passages

It was late in December, the sky turned to snow
All round the day was going down slow
Night like a river beginning to flow
I felt the beat of my mind go
Drifting into time passages
Years go falling in the fading light
Time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight

Well I'm not the kind to live in the past
The years run too short and the days too fast
The things you lean on are the things that don't last
Well it's just now and then my line gets cast into these
Time passages
There's something back here that you left behind
Oh time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight

Hear the echoes and feel yourself starting to turn
Don't know why you should feel
That there's something to learn
It's just a game that you play

Well the picture is changing
Now you're part of a crowd
They're laughing at something
And the music's loud
A girl comes towards you
You once used to know
You reach out your hand
But you're all alone, in these
Time passages
I know you're in there, you're just out of sight
Time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight

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[MultiGemini666]

It was 1978....a very good year and i heard Al Stewart with "Time Passages" for the very first time.....so beautiful memories!!!!! Love this song...

[chissykim]

@MultiGemini666 I love this song as well :) Possibly my favorite by Al.

"Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight."

[RanchoRelaxoArg]

3:36-3:56 =)

[kreepykitteh]

Well, not his second album :) But a strong follow up to Year of the Cat.

I love this song! And this copy has the best audio on YouTube. Stellar upload!

[unloved5600]

I miss this music...wonderful!!

[Hawaiian80882]

You can't help but relate to his lyrics..how he articulates his thoughts when he reflects on the past.

"Well it's just now and then my line gets cast into these time passages"

Awesome story telling.

Thank you for uploading this.

[earsonsounds]

timeless song

[yugoroth1]

Al Stewart is a great musician and this is simply my favorite by him! Year of the Cat isn't a bad song, but this one takes the cake! =)

[reddog9401]

there somthing back there that you left behind.how true is that today.can i go back to tell someone i love them, thats no longer here.we all left somthing back there that we want.

[Superniceone11]

Lisa Fleischer I still love you...

[markhewer]

Awesome song! Thanks for posting this;-)))

[coneyandapop]

@RanchoRelaxoArg Oh yeah.

[zztop9]

Love it all time FAV.!! AND PLAIN CLASSIC..

[hardcorehouse]

Refuse to waste time with rhetoric about it being one of the all-time songs. It's memorable, a good song and his best without a doubt.