Intro 
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Verse: 1 
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  You said you'd be here at a quarter to five 
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  I didn't know if you were dead or alive 
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  How long you think that I can sharpen my knife 
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  I've got better things to do with my life 


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  It's almost the deadline. Don't miss the deadline, darling 
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  When all your bad dreams will come true 
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  Don't miss the deadline. It's almost the deadline, darling 
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  I wouldn't want it to happen to you 

Verse: 2 
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Phil screamed at him, and he hung up the phone 
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  I wonder if he ever felt more alone 
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  He never finished his coffee that night 
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The photo they showed David was a terrible sight 


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  He missed the deadline. He passed the deadline, darling 
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  And I believe that somehow he knew 
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  He crossed the deadline. He passed the deadline, darling 
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  There wasn't a thing anybody could do 

Interlude 
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Verse: 3 
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  Listen my darling, now, don't play with fire 
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  You find a way to balance faith and desire 


[Refrão]

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  It's almost the deadline. Don't miss the deadline darling 
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  Consequences are easily misconstrued 
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  Don't miss the deadline. It's almost the deadline, darling 
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  I couldn't live if it happened to you 

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