Lyrics

VERSE 1
there's a lady from France on a curt documentary
tick tock tick tock
she's outlining the chance we will live through this century
tick tock tick tock
I find tears in my eyes as she takes a commercial break
tick tock tick tock
there's no time you must buy catch this sale on our latest make
tick tock tick tock

CHORUS
tick tock the grandfather clock
takes me back through the years a Parisian ball
was it all a mistake saying let them eat cake
come now draw near let us dance this last waltz

VERSE 2
I look down from my den to the street and the passers by
tick tock tick tock
they have no time to spend on the thoughts that now occupy
tick tock tick tock
in their autos and buses and trains they all rush along
tick tock tick tock
from the back of my brain come the strains of a distant song
tick tock tick tock

CHORUS
tick tock the grandfather clock
takes me back through the years a Parisian ball
was it all a mistake saying let them eat cake
come now draw near let us dance this last waltz

VERSE 3
I would now like to offer a prayer for humanity
tick tock tick tock
there is no time to spare in the search for our sanity
tick tock tick tock
there is only one thing I would ask you to not forget
tick tock tick tock
that's the fate of the king and the young Mary Antoinette
tick tock tick tock

CHORUS
tick tock the grandfather clock
takes me back through the years a Parisian ball
was it all a mistake saying let them eat cake
come now draw near let us dance this last waltz