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?",
                                                      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.