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.