On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain

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 their 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.

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