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Last Call Blues

I DON'T OWN A WRISTWATCH AIN'T NO CLOCK TICKING ON MY WALL NEVER WORE A ROLEX THERE'S NO TIMEX IN THE HALL I JUST DON'T SEE THE SENSE OF TIMING THAT FIRST DRINK TO LAST CALL TICK TOCK TICK ANOTHER SECOND'S GONE TICK TOCK TICK ANOTHER YEAR, COME ON TICK TOCK TIME IS SLIPPING THROUGH YOUR HANDS TICK TOCK DISAPPEARS LIKE RAIN IN SAND YOU BETTER LOVE ME NOW OR NVER LOVE AIN'T GOOD SECOND HAND TIME FLYS ON WINGS OF LIGHTNING AIN'T NO BODY GOING TO SLOW IT DOWN LIFE PASSES BY IT'S FRIGHTNING EVEN EINSTIN'S NOT AROUND BY THE TIME YOU ADD LIFE UP YOU'RE SUBTRACTING SIX FEET DOWN TICK TOCK TICK ANOTHER MINUTE'S GONE TICK TOCK TICK ANOTHER YEAR COME ON TICK TOCK TIME KEEPS SLIPPING THROUGH YOUR HANDS TICK TOCK DISAPPEARS LIKE RAIN IN SAND YOU BETTER LOVE ME NOW OR NEVER LOVE SUCKS SECOND HAND SO BABY QUIT YOUR CRYING CAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE OF THIS YEA BABY PLEASE STOP BAWLING CAUSE YOU'VE HAD TOO MUCH OF THIS SURE THERE'S PAIN IN WHAT YOU SUFFER THE TRAGEDY'S IN WHAT YOU MISS SO SET EM UP BARTENDER CAUSE LAST CALL AIN'T NO THING AND POUR ME ANOTHER AND STOP ME IF I SING YOU CAN TIME MOST EVERY ROUND NO ONE HEARS THEIR LAST BELL RING TICK TOCK TICK ANOTHER SECOND GONE TICK TOCK TICK ANOTHER YEAR COME ON TICK TOCK TIME IS SLIPPING THROUGH YOUR HAND TICK TOCK DISAPPEARS LIKE RAIN IN SAND KEEP IT WHILE WE'VE GOT IT AND LOVE IT WHILE WE CAN

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