[ti:Praying For Time] [ar:George Michael] [al:Voices From The Fifa World Cup] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Praying For Time - George Michael (乔治·迈克尔) [00:15.06]Written by:George Michael [00:30.12]These are the days of the open hand [00:34.24] [00:35.42]They will not be the last [00:37.98] [00:38.85]Look around now [00:40.46] [00:41.03]These are the days of the beggars and the choosers [00:45.32] [00:46.08]This is the year of the hungry man [00:49.33] [00:50.13]Whose place is in the past [00:53.06] [00:53.62]Hand in hand with ignorance [00:57.67]And legitimate excuses [01:00.29] [01:00.98]The rich declare themselves poor [01:04.91]And most of us are not sure [01:08.48]If we have too much [01:10.28]But we'll take our chances [01:12.15]'Cause God's stopped keeping score [01:15.71]I guess somewhere along the way [01:19.08]He must have let us all out to play [01:22.70]Turned his back and all God's children [01:27.69]Crept out the back door [01:30.62]And it's hard to love there's so much to hate [01:37.31]Hanging on to hope [01:40.72]When there is no hope to speak of [01:45.35]And the wounded skies above say [01:49.40]It's much too much too late [01:52.96] [01:55.26]Well maybe we should all be praying for time [01:59.22] [02:28.22]These are the days of the empty hand [02:33.09] [02:34.09]Oh you hold on to what you can [02:36.77] [02:37.52]And charity is a coat you wear twice a year [02:43.31] [02:44.07]This is the year of the guilty man [02:48.18] [02:49.17]Your television takes a stand [02:51.67] [02:52.49]And you find that what was over there is over here [02:59.48]So you scream from behind your door [03:03.21]Say what's mine is mine and not yours [03:06.64] [03:07.15]I may have too much but I'll take my chances [03:11.20]'Cause God's stopped keeping score [03:14.38]And you cling to the things they sold you [03:18.31]Did you cover your eyes when they told you [03:21.87]That he can't come back [03:24.11]'Cause he has no children to come back for [03:29.67]It's hard to love there's so much to hate [03:36.22]Hanging on to hope when there is no hope to speak of [03:44.08] [03:44.64]And the wounded skies above say it's much too late [03:51.51] [03:53.00]So maybe we should all be praying for time