SOME TIME...SOMETIMES

 

It used to be so scary when a grown-up would tell me:
“It’s time for you to take a time out!”
“It’s time for you to take a time out!”
I used to be so sad when I heard a teacher say to me those words:
“It’s time for you to take a time out!”
“It’s time for you to take a time out!”

Everybody needs some down time
Some time, sometimes
Everybody needs a time out
Some time, sometimes

Then one day I understood how taking a time out can be good.
It’s time for me to take a time out
It’s time for me to take a time out
I no longer cry and moan when I get to go spend time alone.
It’s time for me to take a time out
I get to go and take a time out!

Everybody needs some down time
Some time, sometimes
Everybody needs a time out
Some time, sometimes

I just need a moment for a breath
A little time for myself I guess
I use the time to serve me best
It’s my own little quiet safety nest
Now sometimes when I get upset
Because of something I just can’t quite get
Rather than having a screaming fit
I find a place where I can sit
Alone with my thoughts for a little bit
I take a time out when I need it
It’s my own little quiet safety nest
It’s a special time for me to rest
Everybody needs some down time

Everybody needs some down time
Some time, sometimes
Everybody needs a time out
Some time, sometimes
Time to think, time to cry
Time to giggle, time to sigh
Some time...sometimes