Eight years old
A couple cane poles
Sittin' down by the creek
Our lines in the water
Watchin' those bobbers
Seein' that red sun sink
Mama's on the porch yellin'
Supper's hot
Y'all come and get it
We yelled five more minutes
At sixteen
It was twelve o three
Standin' at her front door
Katie's dad said midnight
But we needed just a little more
Yellow light flipping on and off
lnterruptin' that
goodnight kissin'
We wanted five more minutes
Time rolls by
The clock don't stop
I wish I had a few more drops
Of the good stuff
The good times
Oh but they just keep on flyin'
Right on by
Like it ain't nothin'
I wish I had me
a pause button
Moments like those
Lord knows I'd hit it
And give myself
five more minutes
At eighteen
Turned my helmet in
And walked to the fifty yard line
Just the coach and me
After we lost State ten to nine
And I cried
Man next time to get in here
I'll have to buy a ticket
Can't you give me
five more minutes
Time rolls by
The clock don't stop
I wish I had a few more drops
Of the good stuff
The good times
Oh but they just keep on flyin'
Right on by
Like it ain't nothin'
I wish I had me
a pause button
Moments like those
Lord knows I'd hit it
And give myself
five more minutes
At eighty-six my grandpa said
There's angels in the room
All the family gathered 'round
Knew the time was comin' soon
With so much left to say
I prayed
Lord I ain't finished
Just give us five more minutes
Time rolls by
The clock don't stop
I wish I had a few more drops
Of the good stuff
The good times
Oh but they just keep on flyin'
Right on by
Like it ain't nothin'
I wish I had me
a pause button
Moments like those
Lord knows I'd hit it
Yeah sometimes this old life
will leave you wishin'
That you had five more minutes
Five more minutes