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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Vocals
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Electric Guitar
Danny Thompson
Danny Thompson
Double Bass
Paul Harris
Paul Harris
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Boyd
Joe Boyd
Producer
John Wood
John Wood
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Time has told me
You're a rare, rare find
A troubled cure
For a troubled mind
[Verse 2]
And time has told me
Not to ask for more
For some day, our ocean
Will find its shore
[Verse 3]
So I'll leave the ways that are making me be
What I really don't want to be
Leave the ways that are making me love
What I really don't want to love
[Verse 4]
Time has told me
You came with the dawn
A soul with no footprint
A rose with no thorns
[Verse 5]
Your tears, they tell me
There's really no way
Of ending your troubles
With things you can say
[Verse 6]
And time will tell you
To stay by my side
To keep on trying
Till there's no more to hide
[Verse 7]
So leave the ways that are making you be
What you really don't want to be
Leave the ways that are making you love
What you really don't want to love
[Verse 8]
Time has told me
You're a rare, rare find
A troubled cure
For a troubled mind
[Verse 9]
And time has told me
Not to ask for more
For some day, our ocean
Will find its shore
Written by: Nick Drake

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