Between the ticks of the clock   And the beats of my heart   It's about to drive me insane      Oh, why she's never on time   She should have been here   Since a quarter 'til nine   What could be keeping her so long   Well is she in another mans arms      Do we still have our date   I won't know until it's too late   Could be my bad luck   Maybe she done stood me up      She thinks that I'm lame   The way she treats me's a crying shame   Between the ticks of the clock   And the beats of my heart   It's about to drive me insane      Oh, why she haven't got here yet   She's the meanest girl I've ever met   Could she still be at home   I think I'll try to call her on the phone      Her mother answered the phone   And said that she had already gone   I should let her go   But oh, I love her so      She thinks that I'm lame   But the way she treats me's a crying shame   Between the ticks of the clock   And the beats of my heart   It's about to drive me insane      Oh, why she's never on time   She should have been   Here since a quarter 'til nine   What could be keeping her so long   Oh, is she in another mans arms      Do we still have our date   I won't know until it's too late   Could be my bad luck   Maybe she done stood me up      She thinks that I'm lame   The way she treats me's a crying shame   Between the ticks of the clock   And the beats of my heart   It's about to drive me insane      Between the ticks of the clock   And the beats of my heart   It's about to drive me insane