Turned on the evening news
Saw a old man being interviewed
Turning a hundred and two today
Asked him what's the secret to life
And he looked up from his old pipe
Laughed and said, "All I can say is

Don't blink
It’s 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 growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads
Next thing you know
Your better half of fifty years is there in bed
You're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend
A hundred years goes faster than you think

So I've been trying slow it down
I've been trying to take it in
In this here-today-gone-tomorrow world we're livin' in
Cause when the
Hour glass runs out of sand
You can’t look nowhere and start again yeah
Take every breath I give you for what it’s worth

Don't blink
It’s 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 growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads
Next thing you know
Your better half of fifty years is there in bed
You're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend
A hundred years goes faster than you think
Don't blink
Don't blink

So I've been trying slow it down
I've been trying to take it in
In this here-today-gone-tomorrow world we're livin' in
Don't blink
It’s 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 growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads
Next thing you know
Your better half of fifty years is there in bed
You're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend
A hundred years goes faster than you think

Don’t blink