Deadline

You said you'd be here at a quarter to five
 I didn't know if you were dead or alive
 How long you think that I can sharpen my knife
 I've got better things to do with my life
 It's almost the deadline
 Don't miss the deadline, darling
 When all your bad dreams will come true
 Don't miss the deadline
 It's almost the deadline, darling
 I wouldn't want it to happen to you
 Phil screamed at him, and he hung up the phone
 I wonder if he ever felt more alone
 He never finished his coffee that night
 The photo they showed David was a terrible sight
 He missed the deadline
 He passed the deadline, darling
 And I believe that somehow he knew
 He crossed the deadline
 He passed the deadline, darling
 There wasn't a thing anybody could do
 Listen my darling, now, don't play with fire
 You find a way to balance faith and desire
 It's almost the deadline
 Don't miss the deadline darling
 Consequences are easily misconstrued
 Don't miss the deadline
 It's almost the deadline, darling
 I couldn't live if it happened to you