This song was written by a girl with cancer. She wanted to see how many people would understand her song. She wrote the song in the final stages of her illness, at a hospital in New York. She was referred by her doctor. Have you ever watched children on the carousel? Or listened to the rain splashing the ground? Have you ever followed butterflies chaotic flight? Or staring at the sun at sunset? You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won’t last forever. Do you run through every day like you're flying When you ask how you are, do you hear the answer When the day is over, if you go to bed with the next hundred jobs who run through your thoughts? You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won’t last forever. Do you ever tell your child we'll do it tomorrow, and in his haste don't you notice his sadness? Have you ever lost contact and allowed a good friendship to die just because you didn’t have time or did you not call and say hi? You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won’t last forever. When you run to get somewhere you miss half the fun that awaits you there. When you worry and run through the day, it's like throwing an unopened gift. Life is not a race. Slow down. Listen to the music before the song ends… |