"Time" is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his eighth studio album Rain Dogs. It was written by Waits and was recorded in 1985 at RCA Studios in New York City.
It was covered by Tori Amos for her 2001 concept album Strange Little Girls. Amos made a notable appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman to perform the song; it was the first musical performance on the show after the September 11 attacks.
"Time" was covered again in 2019 by Rosanne Cash for ', a Tom Waits tribute album featuring female artists' covers of Waits' songs.
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Adapted from the Rain Dogs liner notes.
The song was used in "The Mother Box Origins" clip for 2021s Zack Snyder's Justice League.
The song was used in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Winter Episode for a flashback of Richard GilmoreâÂÂs funeral.