Don't Blink

I turned on the evening news

Saw an old man bein' interviewed

Turnin' a hundred and two today

They asked him what's the secret to life

He looked up from his old pipe

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 twenty-five

And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife

Don't blink, you just might miss

Your babies growin' like mine did

And turnin' into moms and dads

Next thing you know, your better half

Of fifty years is there in bed

And you're prayin' 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, "Best start puttin' 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 twenty-five

And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife

Don't blink, you just might miss

Your babies growin' like mine did

And turnin' into moms and dads

Next thing you know, your better half

Of fifty years is there in bed

And you're prayin' God takes you instead

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

So don't blink

So I've been tryin' to slow it down

I've been tryin' to take it in

In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in

So don't blink, just like that

You're six years old and you take a nap

And you wake up and you're twenty-five

And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife

Don't blink, you just might miss

Your babies growin' like mine did

And turnin' into moms and dads

Next thing you know, your better half

Of fifty years is there in bed

And you're prayin' God takes you instead

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

So don't blink

Don't blink

Life goes faster than you think

Oh, don't blink

Don't blink