We’re
running out of time, my dear,
It says so on the clock,
The
moments pass as moments do
With many a ticking tock.
It’s
just as well we’ve got a few,
We’ve a timepiece for each
day,
'Cause we must always know the time
Before it goes
away.
The wizard stands upon the night,
I try to
understand,
He lifts his arm and with a cry
Waves his magic
wand.
For time’s a cruel sod, you know,
It starts
when we are born
And by the time we’re old enough
It’s
just about all gone.
And when the dregs have dripped
away
And the clock says time has passed
There’s nothing
left to say or do
Since the wizard’s spell was cast.
And
people say, you’ve heard the words,
It rings inside your
head,
That time is precious stuff because
We’re a long
time being dead.