"Countdown" lyrics

Oh, I was 17, when I heard the countdown start
It started slowly, I thought it was my heart
But then I realised this time it was for real
There was no place to hide, I had to go out and feel

But there was time to kill, I walked my way around town
I tried to love the world, oh, but the world just got me down
And so I looked for you in every street of every town
I wanted to see your face, I wanna, I wanna see you now
Yeah, I wanna see you now

And so it went, so it went for several years
I couldn't stand it, oh, it must be getting near
Oh, you just don't know, no, you just don't understand
How many times I've seen you in the arms of some other man
I've got to meet you, and find you and take you by the hand
My God, my God, you've got to understand
That I was 17
I didn't know a thing at all
I've got no reason, no reason at all
Oh no

Oh, time of my life, I think you came too soon
You came too soon babe
And it could be tonight, if I ever leave this room
(I never leave this room)
Oh, oh, oh, I wasted all my time on all those stupid things
That only get me down
Get down
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
So, I'm gonna go, really, bye bye

You can leave me, you can go some other place
You can't forget it, oh, it's OK
Because I own this town, I brought it to its knees
Can you hear it crying, yeah?
Can you hear it begging to me "Please?"
I know it's coming so soon now, it's on its way
Oh no, my God, my God, I can hear them say
They say it's all alive, they say I'll never leave the ground
They say I can't survive
But it's coming down
Oh, baby now, please

Oh, time of my life, I think you came too soon
You came too soon, baby
And it could be tonight if I ever leave this room
(I never leave this room)
Oh, oh, I wasted all my time on all those stupid things
That only get me down
Get down, oh
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
I'm gonna go, yeah, really, see you, bye bye

O.K., you don't have to care
Really, really, I swear
You owe me nothing, you owe nothing to me
And if I messed it up, baby, then, then, that's all up to me
And if you go, then I won't follow, no
'Cause so many times I've been thinking, I've been thinking maybe I should
No, I'm gonna stay, I'm gonna make my way
I'm gonna get on through, babe
I'm gonna make it all some day

Oh, baby now, time of my life, I think you came too soon
Yeah, you came too soon then
Oh, and it could be tonight if I ever leave this room
(I never ever leave this room)
Oh, oh, oh, wasted all my time on all those stupid things
That only get me down
Get down, oh
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
I'm gonna leave this town, oh
God, no baby the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
I'm gonna leave this town
I'm just got no baby I'm time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
And this time, this time I'm gonna go

I'm gonna leave this town, whoa!
I'm not gonna hang around, no
The sky and stars and moon will never, ever, ever laugh
Uh uh oh! Uh oh!
Me and stars and the moon are falling down