We play the game, we pay the price, with luck that comes and goes,
No matter what the Gods decide, we always spoil their show,
Just like when you are finally near the lover of your dreams,
And as you stand there waiting, she turns and walks away;
And you discover that timing is everything, you've got to get it right,
Timing is everything in life;
We break apart when world's collide, as everybody knows, we know it!
You hear she'll be somebody's bride, and just can't let her go,
So get down to the church, and let her see you once again,
Before you know it she's kissing you, and throws the ring away;
And then she whispers to you, timing is everything, you finally got it right,
Timing is everything in life, timing is everything in life;
Sooner or later all good things come to your heart, in life
It's a waiting game;
When you remember that timing is everything, you've got it get it right,
Timing is everything in life, timing is everything,
Timing is everything, timing is everything, timing is everything,
We play the game, we pay the price - timing is everything,
No matter what the Gods decide - timing is everything,
We break apart when worlds collide - timing is everything,
We play the game, we pay the price - timing is everything,
No matter what the Gods decide - timing is everything,
We break apart when worlds collide - timing is everything...
"I came across the phrase 'timing is everything' and... I liked it. I just thought 'This applies to so many things in life' and I've seen it and heard it subsequently so many times before and 'Timing Is Everything' is really about being in the right place at the right time. So, rather than, like, missing an aeroplane or a bus, it's really for example, in football - which I certainly adore - it's knowing that, when Michael Owen drifts into the penalty area when there's action going on, on the left wing, you know that he is more likely than most people to be in the right place at the right time to score that goal. That's what 'Timing Is Everything' is all about. And... I just had this fanciful idea, in two parts, that we have a situation that I'm sure most of us are familiar with, particularly in early years of being a young fellow and seeing an absolutely gorgeous young lady across the room at a disco and going "I've got to talk to her - I have to talk to this lady" and then you kind of get nervous and you say 'Right.. I'm going to..' and as you go across the room, she's gone! You're thinking 'Aaargh! I've missed a chance. Damn it!' That's why timing is everything and, similarly, I suppose there's a slight reference to one of the great movies of all time, 'The Graduate', about a guy being madly in love with this woman, they split up because they have this row - and everybody breaks up - and to make sure that he's done the right thing, the whisper in the ear is 'Go down to the church - let her see you'.. If she says 'Not interested - I'm marrying the man I want to marry'... fine. But... who knows? You might just change her mind... And, on this occasion, yes, it's that thing and she says to him 'God! You finally got it right - your timing is everything'. It's a fun track and I think we're going to enjoy performing this one live. Very recently, they were talking about Tim Henman on the BBC and they said 'Timing is everything', and I smiled because it is a very common phrase. Whenever I mention the title to people, they say 'too true'."
The Getaway Gazette, September 2002
Albums
"Timing Is Everything" appears on the following albums:
