All the shop fronts are closed up and streets they are quiet tonight
There are few cars that pass, their way lit up by weak city lights
And I can't help but wonder which poor sod has kicked it this time
As the sound of a siren and flashing blue lights pass me by
And I wait on sleep, but I'm afraid to dream
'Cause the words that I read on the rafters are haunting me
Time and tide wait for no one
You can't stop the second hand, turn the hourglass
There's no point waiting for someone
To sing all the unsung songs, 'cause in a moment they're gone
As the clubs start to empty the sun struggles up through the clouds
I see bleary eyed people as they battle on through the crowds
As its heart starts to beat they retreat 'cause the city's too loud
And they run for the exits or search for an easy way out
And I lie awake and my bones they ache
As the room starts to spin and the ground it begins to quake
Time and tide wait for no one
You can't stop the second hand, turn the hourglass
There's no point waiting for someone
To sing all the unsung songs, 'cause in a moment they're gone
So I wait on sleep, but I'm afraid to dream
'Cause the words that I read on the rafters are haunting me
Time and tide wait for no one
You can't stop the second hand, turn the hourglass
There's no point waiting for someone
To sing all the unsung songs, 'cause in a moment they're gone