Intro
Bm A G Bm
Ah keepin' on, keepin' on.
G A
Keep your head on.
Bm G
Time is tickin', time is tickin'
A Bm G F#m Bm A G
Tickin' away uoh. Hey.
[Rap]
Bm
Let's talk about time tickin' away
Ev'ry day.
A G
So wake on up for it's goin' away.
Bm
Get the Bo one one and stay up like the sun.
A G
Remind yourself that what's done is done.
Bm
So maybe after today's day
With the back gone on
A
Keep your body and soul
G Bm
And your mind on the right track.
In fact you gotta stay on the real black,
A G
Don't turn around and don't look back.
Bm
We're tryin' to take the poverty
To another level.
A G
Red dog diggin' deep, Mr Pete got the shovel.
Bm
B level which he played in the field pitch
A G
But now I got my men all sold up like a stitcha.
Bm
I used to be a Pee tryin' to clock G's livin' wild.
A G
Blast you before you blast me.
That's the life style
Bm
And I can see it on the ev'ning news.
A
It's just another brother shot down
G
With the stretch doin' time.
[Chorus]
Bm A G
Time is tickin' away.
Bm G A
You gotta live your life day by day.
Bm G A
Happy or sad, good or bad.
Bm G F#m
Life is to short, you gotta keep your head.
Bm A G
Time is tickin' away.
Bm G A
You gotta live your life day by day.
Bm G A
Happy or sad, good or bad.
Bm G F#m
Life is to short, you gotta keep your head.
[Rap]
Bm
Keep your head one more time
And feel the rhythm.
A G
I'm tellin' you life is too short,
You know the feelin'.
Bm
You wanna do more,
Your self-esteem is in the way.
A
You better take a kid in,
G
Live it day by day.
Bm
But anyway, I'm goin' for mine,
A
I'm still poor, it's no joke.
G
They still got me hangin' from the ropes.
Bm
Take time and still do the right thing
A
And not the wrong,
G
So listen to the words of the song.
Bm
Tick tack it's seconds away from judgment day.
A
So get your mind ready,
G
Get the evils out your way.
Bm
Bring back, we could not slack,
We'll keep fat.
A G
The bottom message on this track is exact.
Bm
The way we feel it in the nineteen nineties.
A G
Chillin with Rae, in the mix you'll find me.
Bm
Rewind me and turn back my mind.
A G
Think about the hommies in the pin doin' time.
[Chorus]
Bm A G
Time is tickin' away.
Bm G A
You gotta live your life day by day.
Bm G A
Happy or sad, good or bad.
Bm G F#m
Life is to short, you gotta keep your head.
[Bridge 1]
Bm G A
Once again CBK on a track.
Bm
So wake up your mind.
G A
Who knows what tomorrow might bring.
Bm G A Bm
Far less, destruction, who knows?
G A
'Cause time is slippin' away.
[Bridge 2]
Bm G A
The world keeps standing around and round.
Bm G F#m
We've gotta keep ourselves from goin' down.
Bm G A
In a world full of passion, pleasure and pain
Em G
The pressure's gettin' to my brain.
[Chorus]
Bm A G
Time is tickin' away.
Bm G A
You gotta live your life day by day.
Bm G A
Happy or sad, good or bad.
Bm G F#m
Life is to short, you gotta keep your head.
Bm A G
Time is tickin' away.
Bm G A
You gotta live your life day by day.
Bm G A
Happy or sad, good or bad.
Bm G F#m Bm
Life is to short, you gotta keep your head.