SLOW DANCE

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 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 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 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.