Countdown (Extended Version)

Oh, I was 17

When I heard the countdown start

It started slowly

And I thought it was my heart

But then I realised

That this time it was for real

There was no place to hide

I had to go out and feel

But there was time to kill

And so I, I walked my way round town

I tried to love the world

Oh, but the world just got me down

And so I looked for you

In every street of every town

I wanna see your face

I wanna, I wanna see you now

I wanna see you now

Oh and so it went

Oh, so it went for several years

I couldn't stand it, no

Oh, it must be getting near now

But you just don't know

Oh no, you just don't understand

How many people have seen you

In the arms of, of some other man

I've got to meet you

And find you

And take you by the hand

Oh my god, my god

You've got to understand

That I was 17

I didn't, didn't know a thing at all

I've got no reason

I've got no reason at all

Oh no

Oh, the time of my life

Oh, I think you came too soon

(Yeah, it came too soon then)

Oh and it could

It could be tonight

If I ever leave this room

(I never leave this room now)

Oh, oh, wasting all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down

(Get down, oh)

Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

(So I'm gonna leave this town... goodbye... okay)

Yeah, you can leave me

Oh, you, you can go some other place

You can forget it

Yeah, you know, you know that it's okay

Because I own this town

Yeah, yeah, I've brought it to its knees

Can you hear it crying? Can you?

Can you hear it begging to me "please"

I know it's coming, so soon now

Oh it's, it's on its way

Oh no, oh no, oh I can hear them say

They say I can't survive

They say I'll, I'll never leave the ground

They say it's all a lie

And now, and now it's coming down

Oh baby now, please

Oh, the time of my life

Oh, I think you came too soon

(Yeah, it came too soon then)

Oh and it could

Oh, it could be tonight

If I ever leave this room

(I never leave this room now)

Oh, oh, oh wasting all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down

(Get down, oh)

Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

(Do you want me to go? Yeah really, I'm gonna go. Bye, bye)

It's okay, you don't have to care

Really, oh really I swear

No, no, you owe me nothing, you owe nothing to me

Oh and if I messed it up baby then

Then that's all up to me, yeah

And if you go

Then I won't follow, no, no

So many times, I've been thinking maybe

Oh, maybe I should

No, no I'm gonna stay

I'm gonna make my way, oh

I'm gonna get on through babe

I'm gonna make it some day

Oh, the time of my life

Oh no, I think you came too soon

(Yeah, it came too soon then)

Oh and it could

Oh, it could be tonight

If I ever leave this room

(I never, never leave this room now)

Oh, oh, oh wasting all the time on those stupid things that only get me down

(Get down, oh, oh)

Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

(So I'll leave this town)

The sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

And I'm gonna leave this town

And time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town

Do you want me to go? Yeah?

I'm gonna go, really, bye bye

I gonna leave this town, oh

I'm not gonna hang around

Fly in the stars and go where I can never, ever ever land

Leaves and stars and moon are falling down