Slow Dance

        Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round
        Or listened to the rain slapping the ground?
        Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
        Or gazed at the sun 'til 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 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 just 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.

        ~ Author Unknown ~