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Clock Up on the Wall Lyrics by Joe South

Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home

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[Intro]
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Verse 1]
Once your love was mine alone to have and to hold
Then, I overlooked a diamond while searchin' for gold
I'd give the world to find a way
To go back to yesterday
But that old clock up on the wall won't let me
[Verse 2]
What does true love mean to a kid actin' smart?
So as time ticked away, soon we drifted apart
I wish I could go back somehow
Knowin' then what I know now
But that old clock up on the wall won't let me
[Bridge]
I passed up the door to Paradise in search of ecstasy
Too late I realized I love you so
And I wish I had the power
To return for just one hour
But I seem to hear that old clock sayin' "No, no, no
You can't go, no"
(La, la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la, la)
*Ticking clock*
[Verse 3]
Now, all that I've got left is just a blue memory
So ends another page in a fool's history
'Cause there's nothin' that I can do
To bring back the love we knew
No, that old (Clock up on the wall)
What did you say? (Won't let me)
[Outro]
No, it won't let me, no, no, no, no (Clock up on the wall)
No, it won't let me
It just keeps on tickin' away (Clock up on the wall)
Oh, ho, it won't let me turn back the time, now, now
(Clock up on the wall won't let me)
No, no, no, no, no-no-no-no (Clock up on the wall)
No, it won't let me
Ain't no sense in tryin' (Clock up on the wall won't let me)
Credits
Joe South

Joe South

About “Clock Up on the Wall” by Joe South

Read the complete lyrics to "Clock Up on the Wall" by Joe South from the album "Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop, USA, In English.

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"Clock Up on the Wall" appears on "Don’t It Make You Want to Go Home".

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