Four Of Two

Underneath a big clock at the corner

of fifth avenue and 22nd street

I stood and waited for a girl I knew

at the spot where we agreed to meet

It was four minutes of two



At four of two I stood waiting for the girl

I was four minutes early for the date we had planned

I was planning to say I was in love with her

Just as soon as she showed for a two o'clock date

and the clock said four of two



At four of two I was staring into space

she was not yet late according to the clock

I was feeling nervous so I kept looking up

At the clock sticking out of the side of the building

and it still said four of two



At four of two I began to feel tired

and I rubbed my eyes and again I checked the time

it seemed as if the sky was growing dark

But I felt reassured when I looked at the clock

and it still said four of two



I lay my head down on the sidewalk so in case

she were coming I would have a better view

but no one was there so I streched out

and closed my eyes for a second or two

It was four minutes of two



At once I awoke to a futuristic world

There were flying cars and gigantic metal bugs

I'd grown a beard, it was long and white

But I knew that the girl would be coming very soon

For though everything had changed. there was still that clock

and it still said four of two