It was early September, the summertime waning away

Me and Mikey got some cheap beer, told the girls to meet us at 8

And we jumped in my car and shot down the interstate

55 to 47, Rio Grande, clear the entire way

Cracked the window, let the salt air in

Saw the moonlight dancing on the water from the bridge

And the night was young but we were younger

And dying to live

Time keeps ticking, keeps slipping, keeps running away

Time keeps ticking, keeps slipping, keeps running away

One of the girls had a house in her family since she was a kid

She said they never lock the windows in the back, we could slip right in

So we jumped the fence, tried to pry a window up

But no matter what we did not a single one would budge

And we called it quits when we cracked a window pane

Time keeps ticking, keeps slipping, keeps running away

Time keeps ticking, keeps slipping, keeps running away

We ended up at the marina drinking warm beer and watching the tide

We didn't have a place for the night, but no one seemed to mind

Not a care, not a worry in the world

Spent the whole night waiting for a beautiful girl

And a chance to hold her close and feel her lips on mine

Looking back, I didn't know it at the time

What seemed like boring nights were the best nights of my life

And I catch myself reminiscing in the dead of the night

Time keeps ticking, keeps slipping, keeps running away

Time keeps ticking, keeps slipping, keeps running away

Time keeps ticking, keeps slipping, keeps running away

Time keeps ticking, keeps slipping, keeps running away