G C Precious time is slipping away G D But youʼre only king for a day G C It doesnʼt matter to which God you pray G D G Precious time is slipping away It doesnʼt matter what route you take Sooner or later the hearts going to break No rhyme or reason, no master plan No Nirvana, no promised land Because, precious time is slipping away Yuu know youʼre only king for a day It doesnʼt matter to which God you pray Precious time is slipping away Say que sera, whatever will be But then I keep on searching for immortality Sheʼs so beautiful but sheʼs going to die some day Everything in life just passes away But, precious time is slipping away You know sheʼs only queen for a day It doesnʼt matter to which God you pray Precious time is slipping away Well this world is cruel with its twists and turns Well the fireʼs still in me and the passion burns I love a medley ʼtil the day I die ʼTil hell freezes over and the rivers run dry Precious time is slipping away You know sheʼs only queen for a day It doesnʼt matter to which God you pray because Precious time is slipping away Precious time is slipping away You know youʼre only king for a day It doesnʼt matter to which God you pray Precious time is slipping away Precious time is slipping away You know youʼre only king for a day It doesnʼt matter to which God you pray because Precious time is slipping away