Lyrics

The road of my life's growing shorter
With every step that I take
But to simply sit down and let life pass me by
Is the biggest mistake I can make
Perhaps my mistakes should be fewer
Perhaps I should just play it safe
But so far there's only one thing I am sure of
My time here keeps tickin' away

I once knew a wise man, a mentor, a friend
He never quit learnin', lived large to the end
At the time he was taken it seemed much too soon
But the lessons he left are for me and for you

The road of your life's growing shorter
With every step that you take
But to simply sit down and let life pass you by
Is the biggest mistake you can make
Perhaps your mistakes should be fewer
Perhaps you should just play it safe
But so far there's only one thing I am sure of
Your time here keeps tickin' away

We've got to let go of the things that we've got
We can't take 'em with us and we just get one shot
So be true to yourself not to something you're not
You don't know when the curtain will fall
And one thing for certain, there's no curtain call

The road of our life's growing shorter
With every step that we take
But to simply sit down and let life pass us by
Is the biggest mistake we can make
I don't care if my mistakes become fewer
And you won't find me playin' it safe
'Cause so far there's only one thing I am sure of
My time here keeps tickin' away