Last time I checked I wasn't a pet
That you could keep on a string
But here we go like a damn yo-yo
Throwing my heart around like your play thing

Cause baby the clock's a ticking and I ain't no spring chicken
Life is calling and I'm picking up the phone
So you've got to love me or let me go
This heart of mine can't take much more of this back and forth
This life we're living, honey is way to short
So you've got to love me or let me go

When you hole me close that's when I know
You and I are more than meets the eye
I ain't asking for much but this moment is clutch
Or I'm gonna get off this roller coaster ride
Oh, you're such a tease when it comes to me
Offering the world but no ring
Yeah I've paid my dues and I've stood by you
And I ain't got no time for silly games

Cause baby the clock's a ticking, I ain't no spring chicken
Life is calling and I'm picking up the phone
So you've got to love me or let me go
This heart of mine can't take much more of this back and forth
This life we're living, honey is way to short
So you've got to love me or let me go

Tick tok the clock wont stop you've gotta get your biscuits while the gravy's hot
I said tick tok the clock wont stop you know I really love ya so I'm trying to warn ya saying
Tick tok the clock wont stop it's time to turn the heart on your molasses up
Tick tok the clock wont stop you gotta do your business or get off the pot

Cause the clock's a ticking, and I ain't no spring chicken
Life is calling and I'm picking up the phone
You've got to love me or let me go
This heart of mine can't take much more of this back and forth
This life we're living, honey is way to short
So you've got to love me or let me go
Yeah, you've got to love me or let me go