Track 9 of the album Everyone Gets a Trophy · 2019
My Watch Says Late and I Believe It
“A broken watch, stuck at quarter past, and a perfect excuse. We've used it more than once.”
pop punk · pop punk · bubblegum punk · 2:31
Lyrics
My watch broke down on Tuesday It's stuck at quarter past Every time I look at it I think I'm running fast But the clock above the bakery Says I'm an hour behind I ran to every meeting And I ran out of time Tick, tick, nope Tick, tick, nope My watch says late and I believe it Late for work and late for you Late for the bus, late for the party Late for the song I wrote for you Oh-oh-oh, I'm late again Oh-oh-oh, but I showed up, my friend My watch says late and I believe it But I'm here now, so let's begin I asked a guy on the sidewalk Excuse me, what's the time He said it's half past someday And he laughed and I did, too I bought a cheap new wristwatch It's got a cartoon cat It stopped before I left the shop Well, how about that Tick, tick, nope Tick, tick, nope My watch says late and I believe it Late for work and late for you Late for the bus, late for the party Late for the song I wrote for you Oh-oh-oh, I'm late again Oh-oh-oh, but I showed up, my friend My watch says late and I believe it But I'm here now, so let's begin Maybe time is made up Maybe nobody knows I'd rather be late and with you Than early and alone My watch says late and I believe it Late for work and late for you Late for the bus, late for the party Late for the song I wrote for you Oh-oh-oh, I'm late again Oh-oh-oh, but I showed up, my friend My watch says late and I believe it But I'm here now, so let's begin Tick, tick, nope I'm here now Let's begin