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 seen 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

~Author unknown~