The days are long, and the years are short
I am here to tell you I am here to report
it took so long to go by so fast
we blinked our eyes forty years had passed
where did it go, did it get lost
what did we pay what was the cost
when we are young life seemed so long
one day we woke up and the years were gone
the kids are grown, and the house is empty
all alone, memories we’ve got plenty
The past is short the memory long
we learn about ourselves from within a song
We got here fast and now we slow
our wisdom we share what we know
like a map of time long since passed
useless trinkets, aside cast
Now we are old, the road was short
so sad to say sad to report
too long it took to realize
now is time to say goodbye
The days are long, and the years are short
this message you should not ignore
it is not long to go by so fast
Don’t blink your eyes it may just pass
where did we go, did we get lost
what did we pay life was the cost