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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
Vocals
Arnold McCuller
Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals
James Hutchinson
James Hutchinson
Bass
Michael Landau
Michael Landau
Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho Da Costa
Congas
Ricky Fataar
Ricky Fataar
Drums
Sir Harry Bowens
Sir Harry Bowens
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Was
Don Was
Producer
Charlie Paakkari
Charlie Paakkari
Assistant Engineer
Clark Germain
Clark Germain
Assistant Engineer
Ed Cherney
Ed Cherney
Mixing Engineer
Jim Mitchell
Jim Mitchell
Assistant Engineer
Martin Schmelzle
Martin Schmelzle
Assistant Engineer
Vincent Leslie Jones
Vincent Leslie Jones
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
A friend of mine, she cries at night
And she calls me on the phone
Sees babies everywhere she goes
And she wants one of her own
She's waited long enough, she says
And still, he can't decide
Pretty soon, she'll have to choose
And it tears her up inside
She is scared
Scared to run out of time
I see my folks are getting on
And I watch their bodies change
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
I know they see the same in me
And it makes us both feel strange
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
No matter how you tell yourself
It's what we all go through
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Those lines are pretty hard to take
When they're starin' back at you
(Oh-oh-oh)
Scared to run out of time
When did the choices get so hard
With so much more at stake?
Life gets mighty precious
When there's less of it to waste
Waste
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
Scared to run out of time
Just when I thought I'd had enough
And all my tears were shed
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
No promise left unbroken
There were no painful words unsaid
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
You came along and showed me
I could leave it all behind
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
You opened up my heart again
And then, much to my surprise
I found love, baby
Love in the nick of time
(Love in the nick of time)
I found love, darlin'
Love in the nick of time
(Love in the nick of time)
I found love, baby
Love in the nick of time
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Yeah, baby
Uh-uh
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Found love
In the nick of time
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Thought I'd given up
Given up, baby...
Written by: Bonnie Raitt
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