It´s bottles and bibs, rattles and cribs
Three am´s again and again
Comfort the cry
Man, it´s flying by

Swings and slides and tricycle rides
Skinning up knees and falling out of trees
It´s like it´s never gonna end
But it´s flying by

You better hold on tight to those little lives
In the blink of an eye it´s out of sight
I know, I know to go so slow
But it´s flying by

Then it´s braces and boots and bad attitudes
Boys and phones and every change in moods
Trying times, man, but you´ll survive
And it´s supposed to be home at ten
You´re late again
Where the heck you been
When you´re yelling and screaming
It don´t seem like it´s flying by
But it´s flying by

You better hold on tight to those changing lives
In the blink of an eye they´re out of sight
I know, I know it seems so slow
But it´s flying by

There they go on their own
Flying by
You´re waving good bye with a tear in your eye
I know, I know you go so slow but it´s flying by

They come back home and what do you know
Them kids have got some kids of their own
You can´t believe how much they´ve grown
And where the time´s gone

You look in the mirror there´s gray in your hair
You´re wondering how the world did that get there
It just ain´t fair how it´s flying by

You better hold on tight to that sweet, sweet life
In the blink of an eye they´re out of sight
I know, I know it goes so slow
But it´s flying by

When it´s hospital beds
Last words said, did I do enough
Holding hands and being there for the leaving

It´s a line of cars parked on a hill
Family and friends perfectly still
A prayer and a song as they lowered it down into the ground

You better hold on tight it´s a short, short life
In the blink of an eye it´s out of sight
I know, I know it seems so slow

Yeah, it seems so slow but it´s flying by
It´s flying by

It´s flying by
It´s flying by
Enjoy the ride