Track 2 of the album Gridlock Gospel · 2019
Broken Watch, Right Twice a Day
by Kane Rivers
“Granddad's watch stopped at ten past three. I wear it when I record.”
hip hop · trap-tinged hip hop · nostalgic rap · 3:29
Lyrics
Granddad's watch stopped at ten past three Glass cracked clean but he wore it for me Never fixed it, never sold it, never put it down Said a stopped clock still knows what it's worth in this town I check my phone, it says I'm running late He checked his wrist, said the time can wait Eight lanes of traffic, everybody in a race He walked it slow with a smile on his face Broken watch, right twice a day Stopped on the moment he showed me the way Let the clocks run fast, let the hours go I'm right on time when I'm moving slow Broken watch, right twice a day Hands stuck still but I'm on my way Tick, tick, nothing left to prove Right on time when I find my groove Jeweler on the corner said he'd fix it for free I said no sir, leave it as it be Every scratch on the face is a Sunday we spent Fishing off the pier, no money, no rent I rap on the train with the watch on my arm Ten past three, it keeps me calm Deadlines screaming but my pulse stays low Some things are better when they just don't go Broken watch, right twice a day Stopped on the moment he showed me the way Let the clocks run fast, let the hours go I'm right on time when I'm moving slow Broken watch, right twice a day Hands stuck still but I'm on my way Tick, tick, nothing left to prove Right on time when I find my groove Now I got a kid and she asks what it means Why the hands don't move, what the crack in it gleans I tell her time is a gift you don't have to chase Hold the ones you love, slow down the pace Ten past three on a Tuesday afternoon Her small hand on mine, the whole world in tune Granddad, I see it, I finally know The best kind of time is the kind that's slow Tick, tick, tick, it never moved And still it taught me what to do Tick, tick, tick, it never moved Stopped for him, now it's stopped for you Broken watch, right twice a day Stopped on the moment he showed me the way Let the clocks run fast, let the hours go I'm right on time when I'm moving slow Broken watch, right twice a day Hands stuck still but I'm on my way Tick, tick, nothing left to prove Right on time when I find my groove Ten past three, ten past three Right on time, right on time with me