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 and beautiful flight?
Or gazed at the sun
Fading into the night?

You better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music wont last

Do you run through each day
Racind on the fly
When you ask someone “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 wont last

Ever told your child
“We’ll do it tomorrow”
And in your haste
Not see her sorrow?

Ever lost touch
Let a good friendship die
‘Cause you never had time
To call and say “Hi”?

You better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music wont 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’s like an unopened gift
Thrown away

Life is not a race
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over