Deadline Lyrics - Blue Oyster Cult

You said you'd be here at a quarter to five 

I didn't know if you were dead or alive 

How long you think that I can sharpen my knife 

I've got better things to do with my life 

It's almost the deadline 

Don't miss the deadline, darling 

When all your bad dreams will come true 

Don't miss the deadline 

It's almost the deadline, darling 

I wouldn't want it to happen to you 

Phil screamed at him, and he hung up the phone 

I wonder if he ever felt more alone 

He never finished his coffee that night 

The photo they showed David was a terrible sight 

He missed the deadline 

He passed the deadline, darling 

And I believe that somehow he knew 

He crossed the deadline 

He passed the deadline, darling 

There wasn't a thing anybody could do 

Listen my darling, now, don't play with fire 

You find a way to balance faith and desire 

It's almost the deadline 

Don't miss the deadline darling 

Consequences are easily misconstrued 

Don't miss the deadline 

It's almost the deadline, darling 

I couldn't live if it happened to you