ticktock

Tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock
watch the hands move effortlessly on the face of my clock.
tick tock tick tock tick tock tick
and the moment is gone. I pray this one will stick.
* Life as we knew it is long over now.
Unanswered questions, biggest one is how.
We use our past to fill in the blanks.
We find there is nobody left to thank.*
tickety tockety ticka tickety tockety
enjoy the fun that we have with our rickety rackety.
tick a dee tick a doe tick a me tick a yo
and the years on your face are beginning to show.
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tick tock tick tock tick tick tocks fast
watch the sand go slipping through the eye of an hour glass.
your tick tock won't stop 'til your death
hit pause for one moment let me catch my breath.
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