All the shop fronts are closed up and streets they are quiet tonight There are few cars that pass, their way lit up by weak city lights And I can't help but wonder which poor sod has kicked it this time As the sound of a siren and flashing blue lights pass me by And I wait on sleep, but I'm afraid to dream 'Cause the words that I read on the rafters are haunting me Time and tide wait for no one You can't stop the second hand, turn the hourglass There's no point waiting for someone To sing all the unsung songs, 'cause in a moment they're gone As the clubs start to empty the sun struggles up through the clouds I see bleary eyed people as they battle on through the crowds As its heart starts to beat they retreat 'cause the city's too loud And they run for the exits or search for an easy way out And I lie awake and my bones they ache As the room starts to spin and the ground it begins to quake Time and tide wait for no one You can't stop the second hand, turn the hourglass There's no point waiting for someone To sing all the unsung songs, 'cause in a moment they're gone So I wait on sleep, but I'm afraid to dream 'Cause the words that I read on the rafters are haunting me Time and tide wait for no one You can't stop the second hand, turn the hourglass There's no point waiting for someone To sing all the unsung songs, 'cause in a moment they're gone