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Backstory:

The idea came for this as we watched our son's aircraft carrier sail off. It also came from conversations over the years with friends and family.                                   

Lyrics:

                                                  
             A LIFETIME AIN'T THAT LONG

verse  Our son was out on the Chesapeake
       He was standing on the deck in white
       I was so choked up I could barely speak
       His Navy ship sailing out of sight
       He's the kid that loved cartoons
       Football and his toy cars
       He grew up way too soon
       Time flew like a shooting star
       I'll think about it now and then
       And wonder where the time has gone
       Cause when it's all said and done
       A LIFETIME AIN'T THAT LONG

verse  Later on that same year
       We all gathered when Daddy died
       I'm still looking for those tears
       The ones I never cried
       He was a hard man his whole life
       A farmer from the Bible Belt
       I didn't take time to say goodbye
       And I'm tryin' to forgive myself
       I never told him that I loved him
       Now the chance is gone
       Cause when it's all said and done
       A LIFETIME AIN'T THAT LONG

bridge If you've got something you need to do
       If you've got something you need to say
       Now's the time to get it done
       Before the time gets away

verse  Now I'm noticing the little things
       A gentle breeze and a setting sun
       The tender kiss my wife brings
       That says I'm still the one
       All our years have been a blur
       And we're still hanging tough
       A lifetime spent loving her
       Won't be long enough
       So we're busy making memories
       Before our time is gone
       Cause when it's all said and done
       A LIFETIME AIN'T THAT LONG