Like Clockwork Lyrics - A Tonic For The Troops - Boomtown Rats

Tick tock 

Tick tock 

Tick tock 

I'm not disconnected 

I'm not unaware 

I'm in one place at one time 

I'm neither here nor there 

I'm hooked to the mainstream, tuned into the world 

Plugged into my surroundings, it's not out on a limb 

I'm thinking in a straight line, I'm thinking that these thoughts are mine 

My heart is beating oh so fast, I feel the hours crashing 

Now my mind keeps time like clockwork 

And I think in sync like clockwork 

Tick tock 

Tick tock 

Tick tock 

She's done away with emotion 

She sees things clearly now 

She says she sees it all from her room 

And it looks so small from her room 

It's all right 

(It's all right) 

It's all right 

(It's all right) 

I'm on your side for a while 

She thinks time is a concept by which we measure our age 

She wants to say it again, but she don't have time 

Because the mind keeps time like clockwork 

And she think in sync like clockwork 

Tick tock 

Tick tock 

Tick tock 

Count the hours 

Count the months and minutes 

You're born in tears 

And you die in pain and that's your limit 

You're lookin' for some [Incomprehensible] reasons but there's none 

There, why don't you admit it 

We'll make the most of what we've got, that's the ticket 

My, my, my, my 

I stayed in that room a long, long time 

And watched the seasons gliding past 

And hey what's the matter? 

We've got time, lots of time 

It's all right 

(It's all right) 

It's all right 

(It's all right) 

I'm on your side for a while 

We'll wind up, we'll slow down 

We'll speed up, move around and we'll maybe overwind 

Because my mind keeps time like clockwork 

And I think in sync like clockwork 

When my mind keeps time like clockwork 

And we think in sync like clockwork 

Tick tock 

Tick tock 

Tick tock 

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