[ti:The Clock Was Tickin'] [ar:Brandon Flowers] [al:Flamingo (Deluxe Edition)] [by:李泽昊] [00:02.00]Brandon Flowers - The Clock Was Tickin' [00:05.00]LRC by lzh, from jiangxi pingxiang [00:08.00]@ www.1ting.com @ [04:30.86][03:55.62][03:18.16][02:29.99][02:07.61][01:56.19][01:44.16][01:21.95][01:10.47][00:58.31][00:36.17][00:24.00][00:11.00] [00:13.02]A teacher had you write a letter, you were eight years old [00:16.16]About the man that you'd become and the positions you'd hold [00:19.16]But this was long before you and Jackie Jaronimo met [00:22.50]In the Prelude Park at midnight [00:24.80]Now when it came to bells and whistles, Jackie did not lack [00:27.68]And when she kissed you on the kisser, boy, you kissed her back [00:30.67]Now you tell her that you love her and she cuts you slack [00:33.54]When you drink with your buddies on the weekend [03:21.51][02:08.53][01:22.78][00:36.90]And the weeks fly by and the years roll on [00:41.68]You spend your whole life dropping nickles in the bucket [00:44.16]Waking up at dawn [00:47.52]And while Jackie bestowed the joys of fingerlickin' [01:39.07][00:53.44]That clock up on the wall was a tickin' [00:59.41]You got yourself a job cleaning hospital floors [01:02.18]While Jackie had a baby and she had five more [01:05.27]They pay you just enough to drag your ass to the store [01:07.92]To buy bread, milk and better homes and gardens [01:11.20]Jackie flips the pages and she dreams little dreams [01:13.91]A cottage in the country built with real wood beams [01:16.60]There's a baby in the bedroom, he's starting to scream [01:19.55]She holds him, though he probably won't remember [01:27.64]Sometimes dreams are all you've got [01:29.44]To keep you going when the day gets long [01:33.61]And you gave up so many just to make a living [01:45.25]Now the kids were all grateful when they left the nest [01:48.16]And Jackie wasn't perfect but she did her best [01:50.92]She sees the opportunity to get you