[Instrumental: Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ, Bass, Drums]
[Intro]
The years go by
(… clouds keep passing across the sky)
Moments fade
(Have you stopped to wonder why)
[Verse 1]
Yesterday seems not so long ago
(Where did all the seasons go)
Pictures hanging on the wall
(Remind us how Old Man Time will call)
Children grow and rivers change
(Some things stay, some rearrange)
The future waits beyond our eyes
(And every day another sunrise)
[Chorus]
Before we say our goodbyes
(Let’s look out on our future)
Because you know… time flies
(Let’s be sure to endure)
Before we turn and walk away
(Let’s think about tomorrow)
Because the choices made today
(Can lessen future sorrow)
[Verse 2]
The forests whisper in the breeze
(Messages carried through the trees)
The oceans rise inch by inch
(A warning hidden in the pinch)
Storms grow stronger, summers long
(Teaching us where we belong)
An action leaves a trace
(Footprint all over the place)
[Chorus]
Before we say our goodbyes
(Let’s look out on our future)
Because you know… time flies
(Let’s be sure to endure)
Before we turn and walk away
(Let’s think about tomorrow)
Because the choices made today
(Can lessen future sorrow)
[Bridge]
Time flies
(Faster than we realize)
The years pass by
(Before our very eyes)
What’s ahead
(Depends on what we do)
The future’s not yet written
(It’s still partly up to you)
[Instrumental]
[Piano Solo]
[Organ Swells]
[Verse 3]
One day grandchildren may ask
(What became our greatest task)
Did we see what lay ahead
(Or ignore the words once said)
Did we leave a world of grace
(Or simply drift from place to place)
The answer waits in what we choose
(In what we save and what we lose)
[Final Chorus]
Before we say our goodbyes
(Let’s look out on our future)
Because you know… time flies
(Let’s be sure to endure)
Before we turn and walk away
(Let’s think about tomorrow)
Because the choices made today
(Can lessen future sorrow)
Before we say our goodbyes
(Let’s leave something worth remembering)
Because you know… time flies
(And every moment matters)
[Outro]
The clock moves on
(But hope remains)
The future calls
(Through joy and pains)
Time flies
(That’s no surprise)
Let’s make the most
(Before all is lost)
[Silence]
From the album “Out Your Window“