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 light?



You better slow down

Don't dance so fast

Time is short

The music won't last



Do you run through the day

On the fly?

When you ask how are you?

Do you hear a reply?

When the day is done

Do you lie in your bed

With a 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 a child

We'll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste

Not seen their sorrow?

Ever lost touch

Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had the 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 an unopened gift….

Thrown away



Life is not a race Do take it slower

Hear the music

Before the song is over.