Disguised as a bellhop in an elevator at the holiday inn

He loves to give the door a stop and graciously invite you in

Glances at his pocketwatch and he'll take any gal down town

Looks at you with a wink of an eye and he asks, going down.

Don't mess with the time man don't mess with his plan

Cause he keeps a tight rein on both time and space

Don't mess with the time man cause if you mess with his plan

You'll wake and find yourself another place.

Shielding my eyes so I can't see

Time man don't you mess with me

Reminding me about my past mistakes

And I'm forgiven so get out of my face.

The elevator increases its speed

Dust rains through your mind

Time man points to pictures on the walls of all the places in your past time

Feeling so guilty of your past of things you said and done

You see the time man smile and say

You have no where to run.

Don't mess with the time man don't you mess with his plan

Cause he keeps a tight rein on both time and space

Don't mess with the time man cause if you mess with his plan

You'll wake and find yourself another place.

Shielding my eyes so I can't see

Time man don't you mess with me

Reminding me about my past mistakes

And I'm forgiven so get out of my face.

Shielding my eyes so I can't see

Time man don't you mess with me

Reminding me about my past mistakes

But I'm forgiven so get out of my face

But I'm forgiven so get out of my face

(One more time)

I'm forgiven so get out of my face.