Heaven's Tick

Oh, the sun and moon are tickin’ In the nighttime western skies— A man’s got a lot of ridin’ Till that final day he dies. He rides his ranch a wonderin’ Just what all this days will bring— Ponderin’ all his finances Till he hears the lone wolf sing. He reckons it’s been a good life And he would have changed no part— And remembers those before him That brings sadness to his heart. Oh, the sun and moon are tickin’ And he hears that earthly chime— He only wishes he’d done more With that thing that’s known as time.