Track 10 of the album Marrow · 2019
Dad's Watch Still Ticks on Sundays
by Iron Marrow
“Dad's old watch is in my drawer and still ticking on Sundays. We saved it for the penultimate slot so the last song could breathe.”
metal · power ballad · gothic metal · 4:27
Lyrics
Dad's old watch is in my drawer The glass is scratched, the strap is torn It stopped the year he went away But I wind it up on Sunday The gears are slow, the hands are tired It ticks a while, then it expires I hold it up against my ear And for a moment he is here Dad's watch still ticks on Sundays Just a little while Dad's watch still ticks on Sundays And I stand there and smile Time is not a thing to fix Some things we keep and let them be Dad's watch still ticks on Sundays And it ticks for me He wore it in the foundry heat He wore it on his tired feet He checked it twice before he'd leave And he never missed a shift, believe The jeweler said it can't be mended Said the old parts all are ended I said that's fine, I'll keep it near It's not the time I want to hear Dad's watch still ticks on Sundays Just a little while Dad's watch still ticks on Sundays And I stand there and smile Time is not a thing to fix Some things we keep and let them be Dad's watch still ticks on Sundays And it ticks for me One day I'll hand it down To someone small and bright I'll say this was your grandfather's And he got every shift right Dad's watch still ticks on Sundays Just a little while Dad's watch still ticks on Sundays And I stand there and smile Time is not a thing to fix Some things we keep and let them be Dad's watch still ticks on Sundays And it ticks for me It ticks for me It ticks for me