Before Time Runs Out

The battery in the clock runs flat
before you know it,
before you are prepared for it,
before you learn not to take it for granted.

This life too, that you have, might run out
before you know it,
before you are prepared for it,
before you learn not to take it for granted.

Like a clock a’tickin away,
death of a battery and death of your life
is always timely, always in time,
whether you accept it or not.