Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce

I have been obsessed by this song from 1973 lately. It has the perfect haunting melody, and most poignantly beautiful lyrics. Poetry in fact. In my opinion, pure genious.

I feel every single word and you will too, if you love someone, anyone, and often feel that life is tragic in its brevity.

And of course it makes me think they don’t make music like this anymore. Now it’s all about sex appeal, visuals, danceability, and not the pure ability to write songs, instrumentals and voice.

I just learnt through Wikipedia that the song writer and singer Jim Croce wrote this for his son when he heard his wife was pregnant in December 1970.

He did odd jobs like construction and welding to pay his bills as he pursued his musical career. Very tragically he died in a plane crash (due to pilot error) when he was just 30 and his son was just 2 and the song became a hit after his death.

His wife sold the rights to all his music for $5 million to a record company in the 80’s but now his music is worth a few million each year.

Time in a Bottle (lyrics)

If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day 'til eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure, and then
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory of how they were answered by you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Jim Croce

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3 Responses to Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce

  1. Janet says:

    That’s such a beautiful song, Shanti. It’s especially relevant for anyone who’s lost someone they love because then, all you want is TIME with that person again…even just a moment if that were possible. I love how gentle this song is and the beautiful guitar melody. How beautiful that his son would know how loved he was because songs live on even when people fade away. Sending you big hugs xoxo

    • bookjunkie says:

      I knew you would appreciate it Janet. Thank you for leaving such a meaningful note as you always do. yes music is a great marker in my life and something just so powerful and spiritual. Into another realm.

    • bookjunkie says:

      I knew you would appreciate it Janet. Thank you for leaving such a meaningful note as you always do. yes music is a great marker in my life and something just so powerful and spiritual. Into another realm.

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