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Nothin’ But Time

Cat Power
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Nothin’ But Time Lyrics

[Verse 1: Cat Power]
I see you, kid, alone in your room
You got the weight on your mind
And you're just trying to get by
Your world is just beginning
And I know this life seems never-ending
But you got nothing but time
And it ain't got nothing on you
You know what you got to do
You ain't got nothing but time
And it ain't got nothing on you

[Verse 2: Cat Power]
Let 'em in one by one
Keep 'em safe from all the harm
Let 'em in one by one
Keep 'em safe
And give them a hand

[Hook: Cat Power]
They wanna live, you wanna be somebody
They want to give and be wanted
And want to forgive and not be forgotten
They want to reach the end
You want to live
Their way of living
Their way of living
[Verse 3: Cat Power]
I see you, kid, alone in your room
I see you, kid, you got the weight on your mind
I see you're just trying to get by, but your world is just beginning
And I know this life seems never-ending
It's up to you, it's up to you, you know?
It's only time, it ain't got nothing on you
It's nothing but time and it ain't got nothing on you

[Verse 4: Cat Power]
Never give away, never give away your body
Never, never give away your friends
Never, never give away what you always wanted
Never, never ever give in

[Hook: Cat Power, Iggy Pop]
You want to live and be somebody
They want to give and be wanted
They want to forgive and not be forgotten
You want to reach the end
You want to live
You want to live (you want to live)
Your way of living (you want to live)
Your way of living (you want to live)
My way of living (you want to live)
My way of living, you can say (you want to live)
You want to live

I want to live
I want to live
[Verse 5: Cat Power & Iggy Pop]
You ain't got nothing but time
And it ain't got nothing on you
You ain't got nothing but time
And it ain't got nothing on you

[Refrain: Cat Power & Iggy Pop]
Your world is just beginning
Your world is just beginning
Your world is just beginning
Your world is just beginning

[Verse 6: Cat Power, Iggy Pop, Both]
It's up to you to be a superhero
It's up to you to be like nobody

It's up to you to be a superhero
It's up to you to be like nobody


You ain't got nothing but time
To live your way of living
And it ain't got nothing on you
You ain't got nothing but time
And it ain't got nothing on you

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What did Cat Power say about "Nothin' But Time"?
Genius Answer

My ex-partner has a fifteen-year-old daughter, but when I met her she was still young. Put five godchildren, a dozen grandchildren and you will understand that I have always been surrounded by children, I grew up among brothers and half brothers. Not that I took care of them, but I was used to having them around. In short, the girl was having problems at school; so I wrote “Nothing But Time” to cheer her up, but I also wrote it especially for me, because by saying a few things in fact I was encouraging myself. At the time she was infatuated with Ziggy Stardust. Do you know when you discover Ziggy Stardust for the first time? Do you know what it means? All the more so in such a difficult period of growth. So I asked Iggy Pop and David Bowie to collaborate on the piece, but Bowie declined.

– Cat Power, Il Mucchio Selvaggio

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September 3, 2012
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