Near my place through the forest and the wood chopped
You can see everything from a fenced-off hill top
From rolling hills through soaking gills
From the gravel path, to the chimney's wrath
Even I can be pretentious, even I can give it meaning
Even I can be pretentious, even I can give it meaning
Give a bit of meaning, give a bit of meaning
Saw an old drunk, stuck up a tree
I coulda said that's my life but that's not me
It could be said, I was under lead
It could be said that I would wind up dead
But even I can be pretentious, even I can give it meaning
Even I can be pretentious, even I can give it meaning
Even I can give it meaning, give a bit of meaning, give a bit of meaning
Saw an old drunk, stuck up a tree
I Coulda said that's my life but that's not me
It Could be said, I was under lead
It could be said that I would wind up dead
Even I can be pretentious, even I can give it meaning
Even I can be pretentious, even I can give it meaning
Even I can give it meaning, even I can give it meaningYou 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