D. Roeser - )



You said you'd be here at a quarter to five

I didn't know if you were dead or alive

How long d'you think that I could 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



Bill 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 (????) oh! Dave, it 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 hate 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