Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Fourteen junkies
Too weak to work
One sells diamonds
For what they're worth
Down on pain street
Disappointment lurks

[Chorus]
Son, don't be home too late
Try to get back by eight
Son, don't wait
Until the break of day
Because you know
How time fades away
Time fades away
You know how time fades away

[Verse 2]
All day presidents
Look out windows
All night sentries
Watch the moon glow
All are waiting until
The time is right

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Back in Canada
I spent my days
Riding subways
Through a haze
I was handcuffed
I was born & raised

[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
Thirteen junkies
Too weak to work
One sells diamonds
For what they're worth
Down on pain street
Disappointment lurks

[Chorus]

[Outro]
Time fades away
You know how time fades away