And I am not alone while my love is near me/
I know it will be so until it’s time to go.
Fairpoint Convention’s “Who Knows Where Time Goes” is an amazing song about love and the passage of time. Time passes so quickly regardless–but isn’t it so much better when it is with someone you love? And the time passes so much faster. But this is no reason to be afraid of time. When you are with someone you love, your love can grow as the time goes.
Sandy Denny wrote the song and sings lead. She was lead singer of Fairpoint Convention and the Strawbs. But this was the song that put her in the history books. Her version of “Who Knows Where Time Goes” with Fairpoint Convention is somewhat folk-rock, but there are other arrangements by her that offer other sounds.
You must check out Nina Simone’s version of “Who Knows Where Time Goes”. Simone’s version seems to focus on the theme of Time more than Love, simply due to her phrasing. It is a live performance and is amazing. It definitely elevates the ranking on this list to have two beautiful versions that are so different.
Simone is who you want to cover your song. She elevates every song she sings with her beautiful reinterpretations and expert piano playing. Her voice is so unique.
Who Knows Where Time Goes? Lyrics
Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving.
But how can they know it’s time for them to go?
Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming,
I have no thought of time.
For who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
Sad, deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving.
Ah, but then you know it’s time for them to go.
But I will still be here, I have no thought of leaving.
I do not count the time.
For who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
And I am not alone while my love is near me.
I know it will be so until it’s time to go.
So come the storms of winter and then
The birds in spring again,
I have no fear of time.
For who knows how my love grows?
And who knows where the time goes?
written Sandy Denny of Fairpoint Convention