The Greater Depression

All he ever wanted was to skip across the waterTick tock the clock is getting fasterVicariouslyLives through the dustyPebbles while thrustingThem onto the pondSo very trustingBetting the calm is strongAnd won't let them drownHe's got to swallow his prideHe followed horrible adviceAnd hollowed his accountWith a roll of the dice twiceNow the market's a rollercoaster rideHe's back to the beginningWith no retirement in sightTick tock the clock is getting fasterCan't sit backAnd watch the world move backwardsHe's got to be moving forwardsHe's got to be moving fasterToday he's olderTomorrow he's older than todayHe's got to get bolder before he's olderAnd throws his life awayThose damn revelationsRunning around his headIncreasing frustrationAnd motivationLook he's scared to deathHe's got to do something todayBefore the terrorists start attackingBefore foreign policy instigates another IraqiWith a suitcase who wants to blow himself up for AllahBetter to die chasing a dream than regret not trying at allTick tock the clock is getting fasterCan't sit backAnd watch the world move backwardsHe's got to be moving forwardsHe's got to be moving fasterPasses time to forget time is passing him byTick tock the clock is getting fasterCan't sit backAnd watch the world move backwardsHe's got to be moving forwardsHe's got to be moving fasterTick tock the clock is getting faster