Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night
You 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 hundred 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 so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.
By ~ David L. Weatherford
