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 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'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 our 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 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