[Paul Carrack, Mike + The Mechanics ] **Tick tock, tick tock** **Tick tock, tick tock** {clock sounds} [Verse 1] There's a clock upon the wall Keeping count of one and all From the moment we arrive It reminds us we're alive Some get a little, some get long Some find the road, some don't belong But every heart beneath the sun Has a clock that counts down, one by one [Chorus] **Tick tock, tick tock** Time marches on **Tick tock, tick tock** From dusk until dawn Through illness or health Through poverty or wealth Time stops for no man It just carries on **Tick tock, tick tock** Till the end of time [Verse 2] We watch the hands go round and round Never making a single sound Yet every second leaves its mark Another moment through the dark We chase tomorrow, miss today While yesterday has slipped away And though we beg it to slow down The clock keeps turning round and round [Chorus] **Tick tock, tick tock** Time marches on **Tick tock, tick tock** From dusk until dawn Through illness or health Through poverty or wealth Time stops for no man It just carries on **Tick tock, tick tock** Till the end of time [Bridge] A child hears the clock and thinks There's plenty of time A lover hears it differently When two hearts entwine The old man hears each second Like a whisper in the night Knowing every tick that passes Takes him closer to the light [Verse 3] So spend the minutes that you've got For time is something money's not You cannot buy another day Or turn the hands the other way Make every hour mean something true Give your time to those who love you For when that final second chimes You'll know you never owned the time [Final Chorus] **Tick tock, tick tock** Time marches on **Tick tock, tick tock** From dusk until dawn Through illness or health Through poverty or wealth Time stops for no man It just carries on **Tick tock, tick tock** Till the end of time [Outro] Tick... tock... (Tick... tock...) Another second gone Tick... tock... (Tick... tock...) And still the clock moves on Tick... tock... (Tick... tock...) Until the hands no longer climb Tick... tock... (Tick... tock...) Till the end... **of time.**
