It's Not My Time
3 Doors Down · 3 Doors Down [2008]
Looking back at the beginning of this
And how life was
Just you and me and loving all of our friends
Living life like an ocean
But now the current's slowly pulling me down
It's getting harder to breathe
It won't be too long and I'll be going under
Can you save me from this?
Cause it's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh, I won't go
I look ahead to all the plans that we made
And the dreams that we had
I'm in a world that tries to take em away
Ohhhhh but I'm taking them back
Cause all this time I've just been too blind to understand
What should matter to me
My friend, this life we live is not what we have
It's what we believe in
It's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it's not my time
I'm not going
There's a will in me
And now I know that
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oooh, I won't go
I Won't Go!
There might be more than you believe.
There might be more than you and me.
There might be more than you can see.
But it's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it's not my time
I'm not going
There's a will in me
And now it's gonna show
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
There might be more than you believe
There might be more than you believe
There might be more than you can't see
I wont go
I know I won't go down
And how life was
Just you and me and loving all of our friends
Living life like an ocean
But now the current's slowly pulling me down
It's getting harder to breathe
It won't be too long and I'll be going under
Can you save me from this?
Cause it's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh, I won't go
I look ahead to all the plans that we made
And the dreams that we had
I'm in a world that tries to take em away
Ohhhhh but I'm taking them back
Cause all this time I've just been too blind to understand
What should matter to me
My friend, this life we live is not what we have
It's what we believe in
It's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it's not my time
I'm not going
There's a will in me
And now I know that
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oooh, I won't go
I Won't Go!
There might be more than you believe.
There might be more than you and me.
There might be more than you can see.
But it's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it's not my time
I'm not going
There's a will in me
And now it's gonna show
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
There might be more than you believe
There might be more than you believe
There might be more than you can't see
I wont go
I know I won't go down
It's Not My Time
Released in 2008 on the album 3 Doors Down, 'It's Not My Time' exemplifies the band's signature blend of hard rock and alternative metal. The track features the group's characteristic heavy guitar riffs and dynamic vocal delivery, characteristic of their work during the late 2000s era. As a staple of their discography, the song reinforces the band's reputation for high-energy performances and anthemic choruses that resonate within the modern rock genre. It stands alongside other notable tracks from the period, contributing to the enduring legacy of 3 Doors Down's catalog.