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 all 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 to happened to you