as if there's no tomorrow

— Why do I play so hard, / Until I’m all agrog; / Because I might have played my last— / A used and outworn cog. / I long to be a living tool, / A wheel thats^([sic]) full of spin, / Turning over forward, / Working, playing to win. / I must play and work as if / There’s no tomorrow; no further mile, / I must see that others as well as I / Can err and show a smile.