MUSIC FOR SALE

Title: WINDOW OF TIME
Lyrics by: Charlene Rizzico
Created: 7/2/2026

Verse 1
Life is short, or so they say,
And lately I can feel the truth of it in each day
My window of opportunity is shrinking in the light
And I’m trying to hold on to what still feels right

I remember being a happy child, running wild outdoors
Bare feet on summer pavement, never asking for much more
Back then the world felt endless, every moment bright and new
I never thought the clock was something I'd have to answer to

Pre‑Chorus
But time moves like a river
And it never asks permission
I’m standing in the current now
Trying to find my vision

Chorus
I’m staring through this window of time
Watching all the years slip by like shadows in a line
I’m reaching for the pieces I lost somewhere along the climb
Trying to feel alive again before the light declines
Life is short — but I’m still trying
To make the most of what’s mine

Verse 2
Then I hit my teens — a very different mood
Storms inside my chest I never understood
The laughter faded slowly, replaced by quiet doubt
And I learned how heavy dreams can feel when they burn out

I carried all those questions into who I am today
Wondering if I missed my chance along the way
But even with the fear that I’m running out of time
There’s a spark inside me whispering, “You’re still allowed to shine”

Pre‑Chorus (Updated)
The past is just a story
But the future’s still unwritten
And maybe what I thought I lost
Was only being hidden

Verse 3 (Adult Years — Updated)
Adult years were happy and sad, revealing things I never knew
Leaving home for that big job in the city, chasing something new
I found a love that didn’t last — a broken heart I couldn’t mend
And I was left there picking up the pieces of myself again

I kept chasing who I am, but the mirror changed each day
Trying to find direction while confusion led the way
And though the road felt heavy, and the answers never clear
I learned that even lost souls still deserve to persevere

Chorus
I’m staring through this window of time
Watching all the years slip by like shadows in a line
I’m reaching for the pieces I lost somewhere along the climb
Trying to feel alive again before the light declines.
Life is short — but I’m still trying
To make the most of what’s mine

Bridge
Maybe I can learn to breathe again
Let go of what I should’ve been
Maybe there’s a second chance
Waiting where the light begins
I’m older now, but still the child
Who dreamed beneath the open sky —
And maybe that’s enough to try

Final Chorus
I’m staring through this window of time
But maybe what I feared was just a mountain I could climb
I’m gathering the pieces I lost somewhere along the line
Finding out the fire in me never truly died
Life is short — but I’m still trying
To make the most of what’s mine
My window’s small…
But I can still shine