[Verse 1]
I've been livin' in a room without windows
Away from the sun, no oxygen
I couldn't tell if it was day or night
Away from the sun, growing nowhere fast
Rushing along on the pavement
Don't even look at the people's faces, going places

[Pre-Chorus]
When an old man said stop
You nearly stepped on a flower
Growing through the cracks
And you didn't even notice

[Chorus]
Wake up, smell the roses
Life is happening, and you don't know it
Wake up, take a moment
Grab it in your hands... and own it

[Verse 2]
I realize our love is like that flower
Been neglecting the thing most precious to me
You've been talking, but I haven't been listening
The static in the noise been drowning you out
I so wanna be in the future
That I keep tripping over my own shoelaces
In these human races
And I'm brought back to now
And the volume goes down
There's peace in his words as loud as a shout, sayin'
[Chorus]
Wake up, smell the roses
Life is happening, and you don't know it
Wake up, take a moment
Grab it in your hands... and own it
He said...
Wake up, smell the roses
Life is happening, and you don't know it
Wake up, take a moment
Grab it in your hands... and own it

[Bridge]
Like your birthday, I forgot
I was with you
But I was not... really there
Snap your fingers, that's your life
Not gonna let it pass my by, no
When an old man said stop
You nearly stepped on a flower
Growing through the cracks
And you didn't even notice

[Chorus]
He said...
Wake up, smell the roses
Life is happening, and you don't know it
Wake up, take a moment
Grab it in your hands... and own it
Wake up, smell the roses (Just smell the roses)
Life is happening, and you don't know it
Wake up, take a moment
Grab it in your hands... and own it