The clock strikes 12...for the 12 times a minute that I think of you
The clock strikes 11...for the 11 times I've said, "I love you"
The clock strikes 10...for the 10 fingers that long to caress you
The clock strikes 9...for the 9 planets that will align if we ever got together
The clock strikes 8...for the 8 more minutes I beg you for at the end of our chats
The clock strikes 7...for the 7 days a week you are in my thoughts
The clock strikes 6...for the 6 wishes I would give to you if you were mine
The clock strikes 5...for the 5 poems I have written especially for you
The clock strikes 4...for the 4 aces I'm dealt cos I am lucky to know you
The clock strikes 3...for the 3-headed diamond ring I'd give to make you mine
The clock strikes 2...for the 2 times I've seen your beauty onscreen
...and...
The clock strikes 1...for the two of us becoming 1 in the future...