Words and music by bob seger I was born at the break of dawning In the last days of the last great war My father was not in the fighting And my mother never had to mourn I was raised, raised and taught to hurry I've been hurrying and worrying all my days But now as i'm getting older I think i'm learning how to run the race And with you by my side, your heart close to mine, I've got time I used to wake up every morning And lie there far too long I had no reason for living Everything i did was wrong With you, and your faith in me, Oh, how you made my whole life shine And i've got time You, and your faith in me, Little girl, you made my whole life shine And i've got time