From day to dawn
from 'tock' to 'tick'
against the clock
the answers you seek

you search the books
into the night
you've lost all hope
but you still fight

then you look
from any side
beneath, behind,
but cannot find

and when you gave up
to it all
and you were sure
you're gonna fall

you stand up
and open the door -
to leave, but then -
you find what you were looking for

you're being washed
by the light of the sun
and then you know
your race is done