10cc — Clockwork Creep

[Verse 1: Lol Creme] I'm a clockwork creep And I can't get to sleep They wind me up and let me go And I can't unwind Going out of my mind My time is coming soon you know [Refrain: Lol Creme] Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb [Verse 2: Kevin Godley] I'm a jumbo jet With a brand new set Of passengers and bags and crew I'll spread my wings - Do a thousand things To prove how good I am to you [Refrain: Lol Creme] Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb [Verse 3: Lol Creme & Group] Meanwhile in the cargo of escargot The temperature is rising Advertising that our time is running down Down, down, down, down Oh with just one minute to live Oh, no you'll never get me up in one of these again 'Cos what goes up (What goes up) Must come Down, down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down, down [Bridge: Eric Stewart] Oh, the gravity of the situation It's only my willpower That keeps this thing in operation But we're gonna crash that's for certain The pilot is too busy flirtin' And he ain't aware That there's a bomb down there And if he don't do something it's curtains [Verse 4: Lol Creme] Now just hold on Said the little bomb If you were just to hold my hands Then time would stop The plot would flop And jumbo would be safe to land [Refrain: Lol Creme] Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb bomb [Verse 5: Kevin Godley] My landings are the envy Of Sabena and Pan Am Chattanooga to Japan I taxi through the airways - What a safe little plane What a fine little plane What a great little plane I am [Verse 6: Lol Creme] Hang on one sec I'm a clockwork wreck And though my fuse is burning slow Must keep my date to detonate Goodbye, ta ta, and cheerio [Refrain: Lol Creme] Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a tick a time bomb Tick a-