Four of Two

Album: No! (2002)
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  • Underneath a big clock at the corner of 5th Avenue and 22nd Street
    I stood and waiting for a girl I knew at the spot where we agreed to meet
    It was four minutes of two

    At four of two, I stood waiting for the girl
    I was four minutes early for the date we had planned
    I was planning to say I was in love with her
    Just as soon as she showed for a two o'clock date
    And the clock said four of two

    At four of two, I was staring into space
    She was not yet late, according to the clock
    I was feeling nervous so I kept looking up
    At the clock sticking out of the side of the building
    And it still said four of two

    At four of two, I began to feel tired
    And I rubbed my eyes, and again I checked the time
    It seemed as if the sky was growing dark
    But I felt reassured when I looked at the clock
    And it still said four of two

    I lay my head down on the sidewalk so in case she were coming I would have a better view
    But no one was there so I stretched out and closed my eyes for a second or two
    It was four minutes of two

    At once I awoke to a futuristic world
    There were flying cars and gigantic metal bugs
    I'd grown a beard; it was long and white
    But I knew that the girl would be coming very soon
    For though everything had changed, there was still that clock
    And it still said four of two Writer/s: JOHN C. FLANSBURGH, JOHN FLANSBURGH, JOHN LINNELL, JOHN S. LINNELL
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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