Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain dripping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You’d better slow down, don’t dance so fast.
Time is short. The music won’t last.
Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask, ‘how are you’, do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next 100 chores running through your head?
You’d better slow down, don’t dance so fast
Time is short, the music won’t last.
Ever told your child we’ll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die,
Cause you never had time to call and say hi?
You’d better slow down, don’t dance so fast
Time is short, the music won’t last.
When you run fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day
It’s like an unopened gift thrown away.
Life’s not a race, so take it slower.
Hear the music before the song is over.