(Verse)

It was golden-colored with a leather band

Clear blue glass and those small black hands

He’d look down at it like a habit

The one thing he wore that never changed

He once told me about that watch

And how the whole world lives on the clock

He said “The time is yours to spend

You’ll wanna keep track of these days” 

It didn’t matter much to me back then

A thing on the wrist worn by old men

But he’d always remember 

Every appointment, every date

When my twenties came 

Well, it hit me

It surely weren’t a great mystery 

This life that we live is fleeting

Lord, you don’t want to be late

(Chorus 1)

Yeah, now I’m a daddy

Just like my daddy

And I’m tryin’ to stop the world on a dime

The days tick past, just like that

I love it, Lord, but it moves so fast

Before I can even look down

The day has turned to night

Keepin’ my boy close and I hold him tight

‘Cause now I am a keeper of the time

(Verse)

Mine is stainless steel with a silver ring

All the moons and months they stay in sync 

It ticks loud every second

Keeps me focused on the here and now

And I know what my daddy meant

The most valuable thing you’ll never spend

When my boy is old enough

I’ll buy him one he can wear proud 

(Chorus 2)

Yeah, and when he’s a daddy

Just like his daddy

I’ll bet he’ll try to stop the world on a dime

The days most past, just like that

He’ll love it, Lord, but it moves so fast

And before he even looks down

The day will turn to night

He’ll keep his children close and hold ‘em tight

I hope he becomes a keeper of the time 

(Chorus 1)