A Moment On The Brakes

I sat down at the bar to kill some time

Impatient as the stormin’ winds will blow

Ordered up a double shot of whiskey

checked the time again before one more

I hardly even noticed to my right side

Sat a man who seemed to be looking at a ghost

And before a minute more had passed the day by

He picked up the tab and joined me in a toast

He said, The walks down memory lane are getting longer

The years just seem to move so doggone fast

And I can’t go a day without reminders

Of the times I took for granted in the past

Today you sure may be in quite a hurry

And judging by the scene, plans running late

But here’s to all those little impositions

That help us spend a moment on the brakes

He reflected on my life, without knowing the details

As he told me about his wife, and his daughter with pigtails

And although he didn’t ask,

he was on target with his words

A tale as old as time keeps ticking by

Then it all becomes a blur

We can move a mile a minute, yet somehow not be in it

Watch the world from our devices through a screen

And that may be part of livin’,

but when all is done and finished

Be more than just a player in the scene

‘Cause, The walks down memory lane are getting longer

The years just seem to move so doggone fast

It’s hard to go a day without reminders

Of times left planted, buried in the past

Today you sure may be in quite a hurry

Deadlines loom and wins that show up late

But here’s to all those little impositions

That Help us spend a moment on the brakes

The man got up from his chair, And smiled to the barkeep

He said hold the change and cover one, for the next man in this seat

And when he asks you what’s the catch,

Tell him about the words I preach

Take a minute, just sit in it

And spend a moment on the brakes

one moment you’ll be rushing time

And the next it blows you by

Before you know, that rearview’s full

And you’re preaching just the same

Sayin’, The walks down memory lane are getting longer

The years just seem to move so doggone fast

It’s hard to go a day without reminders

Of times left planted, buried in the past

Today you sure may be in quite a hurry

Looking down the table past your plate

But here’s to all those little impositions

That Help us spend a moment on the brakes

Today you sure may be in quite a hurry

Looking down the table past your plate

But here’s to all those little impositions

That Help us spend a moment on the brakes