Funny How Time Slips Away

It's surprisin' how time slips away
Composer
Nelson
Song Category
Cover Songs

Releases

Guesting - Live: 2
DMBlive Series: 1
Live Trax Series: 2

Song History

Dave began covering this song (written by Willie Nelson and originally performed by Billy Walker) solo on the Summer 2001 Tour. He occasionally has been known to include a "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" interpolation into it.

Please note that while the official DMB road page has always listed the song as "Ain't It Funny How Time Slips Away," the first two words are not actually part of the song's title.

06.16.01

live debut

58 Known Plays

over 25 years

59 Days Since

last fully played (05.02.25)

2:47:47

total song time

Stats By Show Artist 

ArtistFirst ShowLast ShowAvg LengthPlay Count% Total Plays% Total Shows
Dave Matthews Band6/16/200112/12/20233:073763.8%2.5%
Dave Matthews10/14/20015/2/20252:591831.0%8.3%
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds2/15/20192/18/20243:2635.2%1.7%

Plays By Year 

Slot Count By Year 

Song Length Over Time 

Slots and Types 

Opener2 (3.4%)
Midset15 (25.9%)
Encore41 (70.7%)
 

Longest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
13:487/2/2019Cincinnati, OH
23:457/22/2023Camden, NJ
33:446/18/2019Canandaigua, NY
43:426/30/2023Noblesville, IN
53:407/23/2010Washington, DC
63:357/7/2023Chicago, IL
73:352/18/2024Cancún, MEX
83:288/10/2001Toronto, ON, CAN
93:286/7/2023New York, NY
103:267/7/2001Chicago, IL

Shortest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
12:156/17/2019Bourne, MA
22:314/26/2002Rosemont, IL
32:334/21/2002Montreal, QC, CAN
42:344/24/2002Cleveland, OH
52:3710/14/2001Seattle, WA

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