He moves on the sea by propeller or oar.
But if a day is gone, it is for evermore –
One cannot manipulate time...
One can move slowly, or one can move fast,
Think life is sad, or that life is a blast.
But the future must become present, then past -
One cannot manipulate time...
One can build a house of red brick or of stone,
Live in a crowd, or stay quite alone.
But once a moment is here, it will soon be gone-
One cannot manipulate time...
So should man “the meaning of life” contemplate,
And try to determine his ultimate fate,
He'll soon find that “early” transforms into “late”,
And learn the wisdom sublime:
He cannot manipulate time...