Intro (x2) verse 1 One day I met an old man he said to me "You gotta live while you can son you gotta believe verse 2 Cause when you're old and dying it's no fun for you You gotta live while you can until your days are all through And I don't know why the cold wind blows Man I don't know about all I've read I just know that our days are numbered And this is what he said I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head Instrumental x2 verse 3 One day I met a young man he said Get out of my way I've got some living to do and there's no time to delay verse 4 Cause when you're old and dying it's no fun for you You gotta live while you can until your days are all through And I don't know why the cold wind blows Man I don't know about all I've read I just know that our days are numbered And this is what he said "I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head So let's go Instrumental x2 And I don't know why the cold wind blows Man I don't know about all I've read I just know that our days are numbered And this is what he said "I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head I got a time bomb ticking in my head ticking in my head just ticking in my head