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(Wayland Patton, Jim Rushing)

Today we laid old man Pate to rest
His big hands folded across his chest
God rest his soul, just two days ago
He was in his yard wavin' to me

As I stood by his grave
The impression was strong
One minute we're here
And the next we're gone
And with each breath of life
That is given to us
We should only have time for love

So tell me what can be gained
By fussing and fighting
The answer is left up to us
I think it's time we learned,
Enough is enough
Oh, we should only have time for love

Sometimes I'm unwilling to open my eyes
Just too stubborn to compromise
When you stand your ground
Oh, there's no backin' down
That makes for a long, bitter fight

And you know it's such a waste
To engage in that
Tearing each other down
In a tit for tat
When we could be hard at work,
Building a trust
Oh, we should only have time for love

So tell me what can be gained
By fussing and fighting
The answer is left up to us
I think it's time we learned,
Enough is enough
Oh, we should only have time for love

Well, isn't it time we learned,
Enough is enough
Oh, we should only have time for love...
(Wayland Patton, Jim Rushing)      Today we laid old man Pate to rest   His big hands folded across his chest   God rest his soul, just two days ago   He was in his yard wavin' to me      As I stood by his grave    The impression was strong   One minute we're here   And the next we're gone   And with each breath of life   That is given to us   We should only have time for love      So tell me what can be gained   By fussing and fighting   The answer is left up to us   I think it's time we learned,   Enough is enough   Oh, we should only have time for love      Sometimes I'm unwilling to open my eyes   Just too stubborn to compromise   When you stand your ground   Oh, there's no backin' down   That makes for a long, bitter fight      And you know it's such a waste   To engage in that   Tearing each other down   In a tit for tat   When we could be hard at work,   Building a trust   Oh, we should only have time for love      So tell me what can be gained   By fussing and fighting   The answer is left up to us   I think it's time we learned,   Enough is enough   Oh, we should only have time for love      Well, isn't it time we learned,   Enough is enough   Oh, we should only have time for love...