The Clock Won't Stop

The clock won't stop; the time is lost The hands will tick and then they'll tock I missed today; I slept it all away I poured myself a drink in time To watch the sun lose all its shine It disappeared as fast as it arrived And I know it's very late I'm half a beat behind You'll just have to wait I'm catching up with time The nights unfold and days turn cold Our faces change, as we grow old We watch our lonely lives slipping away I took a look at 9:05 Then turned around to 5:09 The day was gone; am I losing my mind I can see by your eyes You're telling me to stay You don't realize I'm catching up with Time has come; Time has gone Dreams stay dreams and we still carry on Years go by before my eyes Yesterdays are only in my mind I say heaven, and you say hell After we're gone The clock keeps ticking on and on The clock won't stop; the time is lost The hands will tick and then they'll tock I missed today; I slept it all away I guess I'll never understand Why you went and found another man But I must run 'cuz time's getting away And I know it's very late I'm half a beat behind You'll just have to wait I'm catching up with