Lyrics

On wings of joy

I heard you say your sister
Turned seventy the other day
‘And how time flies’
You said in a lighthearted way

I felt lifted by your words
No heaviness no hurt
They were uttered so carelessly
They reminded me playfully

That oh how time flies
Just the blink of an eye
Another year gone by
but on wings of joy we’ll fly
on wings of joy we’ll fly

Then a friend said his mother
Would turn ninety pretty soon
And that she’s aging gracefully
But he and I both knew

We can’t stop the clock from ticking
We don’t know what lies ahead
But maybe it’s better that way
Cos now is all we have

Oh how time flies
Just the blink of an eye
Another year gone by
but on wings of joy we’ll fly
on wings of joy we’ll fly

When we look back on life
Old and grey
Will we be happy
And smile when we say

Oh how time flies
Just the blink of an eye
Another year gone by
but on wings of joy we’ll fly
on wings of joy we’ll fly