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