Have you ever watched your child on a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain splashing to the ground?
Did you ever have a dream that was way out of sight
Or gazed at the moon into the fading night?
You'd better slow down, don't move so fast
Time is short, the music won't last

Do you run through each day with nowhere to go?
When your mind is in a muddle, when you can't get thoughts to flow
And when the day is done do you lie in your bed
With a hundred-thousand voices rushing through your head?
You'd better slow down, don't move so fast
Time is short, the music won't last

Did you ever tell your friends, 'We'll do it tomorrow."
And in your haste, not see their sorrow?
Did you ever let a good friendship die
Because you never had time to call and say "Hi!"
You'd better slow down, don't move so fast
Time is short, the music won't last

Time is running out for the planet earth

Can't figure it out, this world, this life, this reason, what went wrong?
So many men and women tried to be brave and strong
We've got to slow down before it's too late
We're rushing here, we're rushing there and no-one seems to really care
Where the hell are we going?
Just get there on time!
When you drive so wild to get somewhere
You miss half the fun and you end up going nowhere
And when you hurry through your day
It's like an unopened gift thrown away
You move at such a fast pace, you've got to take it slower
Hear the music before the song is over