The Last Ten Minutes

If the next ten minutes were the last ten minutes Would you pretend like you had more Bargain with your maker Like they hadn't already headed for the shore 'Cause when a ship's on fire, well The rich men are the first to board the boats Though they never tend to get that far 'Cause they never learned to row If the next ten minutes were the last ten minutes Would you just lay down on the floor Cursing out your feelings while you're staring at the ceiling Or find a better deal you swear you swore 'Cause when a room's on fire, well The gamblers are the first ones out the back When the odds aren't in your favor You make a better wager than what you had But I don't wanna know, at least I'm pretty sure I don't I'll just wait until the water's wrapped its hands around my throat No time for confession or a good bout of depression I'll just slip into the ocean and the cold I've been grasping for the point of this Anything of consequence at all I lived I laughed I loved, was that ever all it was Just a little sign to hang upon the wall I don't believe in the hereafter, just the present and the past But that's getting pretty bleak, so honey can I ask If for the last ten minutes, we pretend this too shall pass No I don't wanna know, at least I'm pretty sure I don't I'll just wait until the water's wrapped its hands around my throat No time for confession or a good bout of depression I'll just slip into the ocean and the cold Slip into the ocean and the cold But at least we had each other No I wouldn't change a thing If we both had to go through it At least we got to be a we I will follow to the dark my love I hope you'll follow me But I won't dare look back No the point is to believe I don't wanna know, at least I'm pretty sure I don't I'll just wait until the water's wrapped its hands around my throat No time for confession or a good bout of depression I'll just slip into the ocean and the cold Slip into the ocean and the cold Slip into the ocean and the