I used to wind this old-time clock
That seldom ticked and never tocked
So, half the time I had was lost
Somewhere far off in time

Not sure when it all went wrong
And never will just as long
As I watch it right here from
The sidelines of my life

With no alarm to play per say
I had no way to wide awake
I'd sleep away most of the day
Something I don't mind

I could not hold down a job
With the time my clock would rob
That seldom ticked and never tocked
And neither did it chime

I watched it move its old, tired hands
In the circling of demands
Slowly walked but never ran
I paid it all no mind, as I watched my life unwind