> Have you ever watched kids > >>> > on a merry-go-round > >>> > Or listened to the rain > >>> > slapping on the ground? > >>> > > >>> > Ever followed a butterfly's erraticflight > >>> > Or gazed at the sun into the fadingnight? > >>> > > >>> > 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 yourday, > >>> > 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.