He said I was in my early 40's
with a lot of life before me
When a moment came
that stopped me on a dime
I spent most of the next days
lookin' at the x-rays
Talkin' 'bout the options
and talkin' 'bout sweet times
I asked him when it sank in
that this might really be
the real end
How's it hit you
when you get that kinda news
man whatcha do
He said I went skydivin'
I went Rocky Mountain climbin'
I went 2 7 seconds on a bull
named Foo Man Chu
And I love deeper
And I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness
I'd been denyin'
And he said someday
I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying
He said I was finally
the husband
that most the time I wasn't
And I became a friend
a friend would like to have
And all of the sudden
going fishing
wasn't such an imposition
And I went
three times that year
I lost my dad
Well I finally read the good book
And I took a good long hard look
at what I'd do if
I could do it all again
Then I went skydivin'
I went Rocky Mountain climbin'
I went 2 7 seconds on a bull
named Foo Man Chu
And I love deeper
And I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness
I'd been denyin'
And he said someday
I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying
Like tomorrow was a gift
and you got eternity
to think about
what to do with it
What you could do with it
what can I do with it
and what would I do with it
Skydivin'
I went Rocky Mountain climbin'
I went 2 7 seconds on a bull
named Foo Man Chu
And I love deeper
And I spoke sweeter
and I watched an eagle
as it was flying
And he said someday
I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dy ing