Slipping Through My Hands

Alternative, Pop Rock

[Verse 1] Remember being seven, summer days that never ended Now I blink and it's December, time I can't get back or mend it Used to wish that I was older, now I wish I could rewind Funny how we're always chasing what we left behind Photographs are fading yellow, faces from another life Moments that I took for granted, now they cut me like a knife Grandma's getting older, parents' hair is turning gray While I was busy making plans, life just slipped away [Pre-Chorus] Seconds into minutes, minutes into years Trying to hold on but it disappears [Chorus] Time is slipping through my hands like water, like sand Can't slow it down no matter how hard I try to stand The clock keeps ticking forward, never looking back Moments turn to memories on a one-way track Wish I could freeze the good times, make them last forever But time keeps slipping through my hands, gone whenever I look up it's another year, another decade gone Time is slipping through my hands, just moving on [Verse 2] Friends I used to see daily, now it's once or twice a year "We should really hang out soon" – words we never make sincere Kids I used to babysit are graduating now Makes me wonder where it went and why and how Used to have forever, now I'm counting down the days Realizing life is shorter than they say Every birthday feels faster, every season rushes by Trying to savor moments while they fly [Bridge] Maybe that's the beauty, that it doesn't last Makes us hold on tighter to the present, not the past If we had forever, would we appreciate the now? Would we live with purpose if we never learned somehow? [Breakdown] So I'm gonna slow down, gonna be present in the moment Stop scrolling through my life like it's a story, I don't own it Gonna call the people that I love before it's too late Time is precious, can't afford to hesitate [Chorus - Final] Time is slipping through my hands like water, like sand Gonna make it count while I still can, take a stand The clock keeps ticking forward, that will never change But I can choose to live my life, not let it slip away in vain Won't waste the good times wishing I could make them last Gonna be right here, right now, not living in the past I can't slow it down, but I can choose how I spend Time that's slipping through my hands until the end [Outro] So here's to living fully in the time that we've been given Not just surviving, really living, truly driven Time will keep on slipping, that's a fact I can't deny But I'll make every second count before I say goodbye Time is slipping through my hands But at least I understand Make it matter while I can Time is slipping through my hands