Clockworks

Do you hear that? There goes another second

That you can't get back, take it from me

'Cause one minute, I'm little shoes, piggy tails

Dancin' with my Pa in the kitchen

And now he don't know what his mind keeps forgettin'

And like clockwork

I tell him my name, the date, and who he used to be, yeah

Life moves on, but I just can't

Hell, I'd do almost anything

If I could go back to how things were

Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

It's like waking up one day full grown

And all you want is to put time in reverse

But that ain't how the clock works

If I could erase the words I told myself

At fifteen, I woulda worn that dress

I'd be heads up, heels on, hands not hiding my braces

Or cared a little less, woulda smiled more

Instead of letting that hourglass pour

I'll spend that sand like they ain't gonna make no more

Life moves on, but I just can't

Hell, I'd do almost anything

If I could go back to how things were

Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

It's like waking up one day full grown

And all you want is to put time in reverse

But that ain't how the clock works

Take that trip, say "I love you," say it again

You can't slow it down or choose how fast it turns

No, that ain't how the clock works

Mm-mm

Life moves on, but I just can't

Hell, I'd do almost anything

If I can go back to how things were

Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

It's like waking up one day full grown

And all you want is to put time in reverse

But that ain't how the clock works

(Take that trip, say "I love you," say it again)

No, that ain't how the clock works

(You can't slow it down or choose how fast it turns)

Do you hear that? There goes another second

That you can't get back, take it from me