there s a wristwatch in a glass case and it s really caught my eye it s stainless steel and and it s guaranteed to tick on until i die it costs as much as a good horse still i lust when i walk past cuz in a throw away world i m a sucker for something made to last i drive a pickup i bought in high school built with pride in detroit steel she s 40 years old but she purrs like a kitten when i climb behind the wheel i could trade her in no problem for something shiny new and fast but in a throw away world i m a sucker for something made to last something that will stand up to father time and punch him right in the mouth something i can count on forever yeah that s what i m talking about now your love is such a precious thing it s a feather and it s a stone you ve walked with me right through the fire when my ray of hope was gone you whisper words of courage when i m broken and down cast when i m stumbling and i m crumbling you give me something made to last something that will stand up to father time and punch him right in the mouth something i can count on forever yeah that s what i m talking about you just hold me that much tighter when i m broken and down cast in a throw away world baby give me something made to last yeah it s a throw away world but babe we got something made to last