Seconds

I missed him just by seconds

I missed him in the moment that it takes a door to open

All the plans that I had dreamed of

All the dreams that I was hoping for

Were shattered by the movement of the

Little hand that ticks away the seconds

That's all it takes, it's seconds

The rain had stopped the traffic and it seemed my hopes were fading

Nothing moved across the city

While I prayed he still was waiting there

Knowing that my life was riding on

The hand that ticks away the seconds

I've got more now than seconds

I've got myself a lifetime

I've got all the time I need

And I can sit here with this letter

Nothing else to do but read it

Nothing else to do but listen

While the ticking clock keeps ticking

Having left my life with nothing else

No, nothing else but seconds

And all the men I've met since then

Were seconds