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Nothing But Time

This version of Nothing But Time was released by Jackson Browne in 1977.

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Rolling down 295 out of Portland, Maine
Still high from the people up there and feeling no pain
Gonna make it to New Jersey, gonna set it up and do it again

I got a bottle of wine (pass it over)
I got a broken white line (I’m still sober)
There ain’t nothin but time between this Silver Eagle
And that New Jersey line

Well it’s a rock and roll band or a movie you can take your pick
And it ain’t bad work if you can get it
But you gotta make it stick
But getting any kind of sleep on this rolling motel-that’s the trick

It’s just a bottle of wine (pass it over)
It’s just a broken white line (I’m still sober)
It’s just a whole lot of time in the twilight zone
Between me and these friends of mine

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The lyrics to Nothing But Time are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Jackson Browne in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Nothing But Time are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Jackson Browne and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Nothing But Time back when it was created.

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