The Time Of Day Lyrics - Gino Vannelli

All the ghosts in the schoolyard 

Young rebels with no dreams 

Dying of old age 

At seventeen 

Some blame their mothers 

For this unforgiving world 

Others point the finger 

At the flag the wind unfurls 

But I say 

You are the lock you are the key 

You are the master of your destiny 

The devil's the dude who sells poison for pay 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

Don't you give him the room or and inch to play 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

There's a face in the mirror 

You don't recognize 

So you shatter the lights 

'cause they sting your bloodshot eyes 

You walk on with a stranger 

Who rolls your soul up in his wad 

You place your trust in him 

Like you once placed it in god 

Well I say 

You are the lock you are the key 

You are the master of your destiny 

The devil's the dude who sells poison for pay 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

Don't you give him the room or and inch to play 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

Caught between the cyclone fence and a red brick wall 

Yeah, you melt like chocolate in the sun 

Then you see your angel walking with his high-tops on 

And he hands you heaven hotter than a loaded gun 

(the time of day) 

Don't you give him 

(the time of day) 

Don't you give him 

(the time of day) 

You are the lock you are the key 

You are the master of your destiny 

The devil's the dude who sells poison for pay 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

Don't you give him the room or and inch to play 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

All the ghosts in the schoolyard 

Young rebels with no dreams 

Dying of old age 

At seventeen 

Well I say 

You are the lock you are the key 

You are the master of your destiny 

The devil's the dude who sells poison for pay 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

Don't you give him the room or and inch to play 

Don't give the devil the time of day 

Don't give the devil the time of day