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I awoke at 5 a.m. and saw angels around my bed
They told me 'don't be afraid - be bold and brave instead
I smiled as I watched them, dancing slowly in the mist
Then I returned to my sleep, with no power to resist

At eight o'clock I played with slugs, worms and snails too
I picked them up, stared at them and placed them in a queue
Then I went head over heels in a dirty, muddy pool
I laughed so much and splashed about, I didn't care at all

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Time passes, and every tick of the clock
Another step into the unknown (unknown)

At eleven the sun was high and I dreamt of pretty girls
With hour glass figures, gleaming smiles and petticoats of swirls
And then, at noon, to my amazement, something quite divine
Leapt into my heart as my new wife slipped her hand into mine

At two p.m. in the afternoon, with the sun still shining bright
New life was born, of my blood, a source of pure delight
So I danced and skipped and did the things I thought my role to do
But the clock was ticking onward, I denied it but I knew

(chorus)
Time passes, and every tick of the clock
Another step into the unknown (unknown)

At four p.m. I found myself, really quite alone
Just me, four walls, next doors T.V. and a very silent phone
But soon it was ringing, almost jumping off the hook
As I perused the pages of my worn little black book

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At six p.m. as the shadow came and evening spread her wings
i considered how, throughout the day, I'd learnt so many things
Then, when I wasn't looking, a playmate stole my sole
I found myself like a prisoner now released on parole

(chorus)
Time passes, and every tick of the clock
Another step into the unknown (unknown)

At seven thirty on that day, I finally learnt to cry
As the rocks which stood beneath my feet withered just to die
I had to reinvent myself, before the darkness came
So I took the vow, died right there and learnt how to live again

(chorus)
Time passes, and every tick of the clock
Another step into the unknown (unknown)

At nine p.m. I took my leave, to go and rest in bed
But I found the sleep wouldn't come, my mind was gently led
To thoughts of what could be and what I could have done
Throughout the hours of the day, my time under the sun

And now it's almost midnight, I see angels around my bed
They tell me 'don't be afraid, rest and relax instead
I smile as I see them, dancing over me as they must
Then I return from whence I came, back to the Earth's dry dust
(chorus)
Time passes, and every tick of the clock
Another step