Between the ticks of the clock and the beats of my heart 
It's about to drive me insane 

Oh why she's never on time 
She should have been here since a quarter 'til nine 
What could be keeping her so long 
Well is she in another mans arms 

Do we still have our date 
I won't know until it's too late 
Could be my bad luck 
Maybe she done stood me up 

She thinks that I'm lame 
The way she treats me's a crying shame 
Between the ticks of the clock and the beats of my heart 
It's about to drive me insane 

Oh why, she haven't got here yet 
She's the meanest girl I've ever met 
Could she still be at home 
I think I'll try to call her on the phone 

Her Mother answered the phone 
And said that she had already gone 
I should let her go 
But oh, I love her so 

She thinks that I'm lame 
But the way she treats me's a crying shame 
Between the ticks of the clock and the beats of my heart 
It's about to drive me insane 

Oh why she's never on time 
She should have been here since a quarter 'til nine 
What could be keeping her so long 
Oh, is she in another mans arms 

Do we still have our date 
I won't know until it's too late 
Could be my bad luck 
Maybe she done stood me up 

She thinks that I'm lame 
The way she treats me's a crying shame 
Between the ticks of the clock and the beats of my heart 
It's about to drive me insane 

Between the ticks of the clock and the beats of my heart 
It's about to drive me insane