Country & Bluegrass Songwriter
Traditional/Classic Country, Country and Western, Bluegrass, "new-grass" songwriter, co-writing successfully with artists from Nashville to Norfolk to Nacogdoches... BMI affilitated...
Story behind the song
The first line of the chorus is a line I've tossed out so often I completely overlooked its potential until it was almost too late...
Lyrics
Time Flies
(c) 2009 - G.Smith / K. Reardon
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Verse:
My first crush is my age now, and my first thought is, “Holy cow…
How can this be? Now, she’s as old as me?
‘Cause I still see her as she was back then, but I wouldn’t be that age again,
Even if I could … or thought I should … but …
Chorus:
Time flies when you're not paying attention, and
By-the-by, did I forget to mention that
It always has gone by too fast...
There's not a lot that we can do to slow it down a sec or two,
‘Cept, open our eyes and realize ... time flies.
Verse:
My first born is his mother’s son, and his first steps were a toddling run;
How can it be? Now, he’s as tall as me?
‘Cause I still see him as my little boy, full of wide-eyed wonder and simple joy,
I hope he stays that way … when his hair’s turned gray … ‘cause…
Chorus:
Time flies when you're not paying attention, and
By-the-by, did I forget to mention that
It always has gone by too fast...
There's not a lot that we can do to slow it down a sec or two,
‘Cept, open our eyes and realize ... time flies.
Bridge:
First thing every morning, this message just gets clearer,
When I stumble to the bathroom and stand before the mirror…
How can it be? Dad looks out at me?
Chorus:
Time flies when you're not paying attention, and
By-the-by, did I forget to mention that
It always has gone by too fast...
There's not a lot that we can do to slow it down a sec or two,
‘Cept, open our eyes and realize ... (repeat) time flies.
Time flies … Time flies
So true time fly's cool country tune !