Will woke up to a brand new day

Called a young woman"Mom" in a peculiar way"Happy fiftieth!" he said with a smile so bright

Though she looked twenty-five in the morning light

In this world where faces freeze at twenty-five

You gotta work for time just to stay alive

Time's the currency that keeps you going on

When your clock hits zero, then you're gone

Will's a poor man living on the struggling side

Wakes up hoping for one day's time to hide

Mom worked twenty-five years, three days she saved

Half for rent, the rest for bills she paid

Though her time was running thin and low

She grabbed his hand before he had to go

Gave him thirty minutes, breakfast on her dime"See you in two days" they said, marking time

Will ran fast to get his morning meal

But the prices rose that's the daily deal

Yesterday's coffee cost three minutes flat

Today it's four imagine that

When time hits zero, you just fall and die

Bodies on the street, Will barely blinks an eye

Gotta keep on working, earn your pay in time

But today his wages didn't climb

The clerk said"Quotas rose, you didn't meet the mark

No extra time for you before it's dark"

Frustrated Will went to the bar to drink

Saw a drunk man there, made him stop and think

Henry wore a hundred years upon his wrist

Predators were circling, they couldn't resist"You gotta leave right now" Will warned with care"They'll kill you for your time, you'd better beware"

Henry didn't care, he shrugged it off

Time thieves arrived, but they made their loss

Will grabbed Henry, escaped into the night

Hid in an abandoned building, out of sight

Henry shared his story, hundred-five years old

Came from the rich district, heart grown cold"I'm done with living, seeking death instead"

Will got angry at the words Henry said"I work so hard just to live one more day

And you're complaining that you've lived too long a stay?"

Henry asked him"If you had a hundred years

What would you do with all that time, my dear?""I wouldn't waste a second, not a single minute"

Will declared, believing every word within it

They fell asleep beneath the starry dome

When Will awoke, Henry had gone home

But on his wrist, a hundred years appeared

Henry gave his time, then disappeared

Left himself just five minutes on the clock

Sat upon the bridge, a lonely rock

Through the glass, Will watched the countdown fall

Henry's heart stopped like a lightning call

Dropped into the river down below

Time to meet his mom, the hour drew near

She paid her debts, but the bus fare wasn't clear

The ticket price had risen one more time

She didn't have enough not one more dime"Please, it takes two hours if I walk back home

I've got ninety minutes left alone"

The driver said"Then you better start to run"

She looked around, but help came from no one

Cold faces staring, no one gave a care

So she turned and raced through the empty air

Will stood waiting with flowers in his hand

She wasn't on the bus he didn't understand

Something's wrong, he felt it in his soul

Started running toward her, losing control

Mother and son were running toward each other's embrace

Will could save her with his time, just one more race

But in the final step, her clock ran dry

She fell into his arms, and said goodbye

Time ran out, she couldn't stay alive

She died in Will's arms she didn't survive

One moment late, one second left behind

In a world where time is life, so cruel, unkind