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Tick Tock
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Blues-Rock
Tick Tock was released on March 4, 2022 by Repertoire Records (UK) Limited as a part of the album So Long
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AlbumSo Long
Release DateMarch 4, 2022
LabelRepertoire Records (UK) Limited
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM105

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Blues Band
The Blues Band
Performer
Dave Kelly
Dave Kelly
Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar
Tom McGuinness
Tom McGuinness
Electric Guitar, Mandolin
Rob Townsend
Rob Townsend
Drums
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Harmonica, Background Vocals
Gary Fletcher
Gary Fletcher
Piano, Electric Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dave Kelly
Dave Kelly
Songwriter
Tom McGuinness
Tom McGuinness
Songwriter

Lyrics

Tick, tock, look at the clock
Could've used another hour, just time to take a shower
With a tick, tock, no time to delay
Just another working day
Well, I'm up real early, heading off to work
Mouths to feed, bills to pay, no time to shirk
Job satisfaction is hard to come by
My boss tells me, "Jump," I grit my teeth and say, "How high?"
I climb on the bus, driver grunts, "Good morning"
I'm barely awake, gaze out the window yawning
Well, I'd rather be fishing in some mountain stream
There ain't no point in wishing, this life is not a dream
I said a tick, tock, punching the clock
Say, "Hello," to my friends, "How was your weekend?"
I said a tick, tock, the boss looks my way
Just another working day
Now, my family don't say nothing, well, I guess they understand
What life is like for a struggling family man
I guess I've given up trying to be a hero
Accept the way it is, from hero to zero
Now tick, tock, don't look at the clock
Man, it's dragging by, time sure doesn't fly
With a tick, tock, still only halfway
Just another working day
I could've been a contender, that's what they all say
I'm just a pretender, smiling, look the other way
Ain't no big spender, but the end of the day
I can see the money lender and he's heading my way
My parents used to say I didn't have ambition
I must've believed them, I was sitting around wishing
Now tomorrow's my pay, no time for indecision
Get out of my way 'cause I'm a man on a mission
I say tick, tock, turn my back on that clock
Time goes by so fast, no way to change the past
With a tick, tock, tell my kids and tell my wife
"Yeah, you're ready for the rest of our life"
Tick, tock
Tick, tock
Woah, get ready for the rest of our life
Written by: Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness
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