"Time's Ticking" is a country-music love letter to the little things we often take for granted: calling your mom, kissing your kids, fishing, Sunday drives, and spending time with friends.

In short, it's about choosing memories over money and finding joy in simplicity. The chorus emphasizes the song's central theme:

"Put a little slow in your roll or you're gonna miss it
Time's a-tickin"

"It's pretty simple," Justin Moore told Billboard of the song's message. "Live life to the fullest and make the most out of every single day."

The timeless sentiment is one with a rich tradition in country music. Think Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying," Trace Adkins' "You're Gonna Miss This," Kenny Chesney's "Here And Now" or Cody Johnson's "'Til You Can't."

All songs that gently nudge us to look up from the grindstone and embrace the here and now.

"When you're in the daily grind," Moore said, "you can kind of lose sight of that at times. It's good to have the opportunity to be reminded of it."

Moore co-wrote "Time's Ticking" on February 24, 2023, with his producer Jeremy Stover, Will Bundy, and Randy Montana at Stover's property in the Florida Panhandle.