Before I was born, a lot of things happened A lot of things happened, but not to me Before I was born, a lot of things happened That I didn't happen to see After I'm gone, a lot of things'll happen A lot of things'll happen, oh Lord, amen Yes, after I'm gone, a lot of things'll happen But I won't know about them 'Cause it's the meantime, meantime All they gave me is this in-between time For my lovin' and my livin' I gotta do it in the time I'm given Meantime may mean nothin' to posterity But in the meantime, doin' nothin' sure is a-worryin' me Before I was born, a lot of love happened A lot of love happened, there is no doubt And after I'm gone, a lot of love'll happen That I'll be doin' without 'Cause it's the meantime, meantime All they gave me is this in-between time For my lovin' and my livin' I gotta do it in the time I'm given Meantime may mean nothin' to posterity But in the meantime, doin' nothin' sure is a-worryin' The way the time's a-hurryin' Meantime sure is a-worryin' me Oh me, poor me