Before The Song Is Over

This isn't my own creation so I don't claim it. I found it and decided to share it with you guys.

I repeat, THIS ISN'T MY OWN.

Have you ever watched the kids on a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain falling 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 too fast,

The music won’t last.

Do you run through each day on the fly?

When you ask, ‘How are you? ’

Do you really hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie on your bed

With the next hundred chores running through your head ?

You, better slow down.

Don’t dance too fast,

Time is too short,

The music won’t last.

Ever told your child you’ll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch?

Let a good friendship die?

Cause you never had the 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 miss half the fun 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.