Don't Blink

I turned on the evening news
Saw an old man being interviewed
Turning 102 today
They asked him what's the secret to life
He looked up from his old pipe
And laughed and said all I can say is

Don't blink, just like that
You're six years old and you take a nap
And you wake up and you're 25
And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink, you just might miss
Your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads
Next thing you know your better half
Of 50 years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead

Trust me friend, a hundred years goes faster than you think

So don't blink

I was glued to my TV
When it looked like he looked at me
And said let's start putting first things first
'Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
You can't flip it over and start again
Take every breath God gives you for what it's worth

Don't blink, just like that
You're six years old and you take a nap
And you wake up and you're 25
And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink, you just might miss
Your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads
Next thing you know your better half
Of 50 years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead

Trust me friend, a hundred years goes faster than you think

So don't blink

So I've been trying to slow it down
I've been trying to take it in
In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're living in

Don't blink, just like that
You're six years old and you take a nap
And you wake up and you're 25
And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink, you just might miss
Your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads
Next thing you know your better half
Of 50 years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead

Trust me friend, a hundred years goes faster than you think

So don't blink

No, don't blink
Life goes faster than you think