Slow Dance

Have you ever watched kids on a merry go round
or listen to the rain, slapping on the ground
ever followed a butterflie's erratic flight
or gaze 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 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
because you never had time to call and say hi

You 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 won't miss half the fun of getting there

When you worry and hurry through your day
It's like an unopened gift....thrown away

Life is not a race
do take it slower
hear the music
before the song is over