Lyric

The doctor looked at me and quietly said

"You have ten years," and those words filled my head

I have a family, I have a dream

I had tomorrow, or so it would seem

But something soft is waking up inside

A gentle voice I do not have to hide

The future I thought would always be there

Slipped through my fingers like strands of my hair

I used to rush and I used to run

Chasing the things that I thought must be done

But here in the quiet I finally see

The clock is just asking what matters to me

I am not angry and I am not afraid

I am just learning the steps as they're laid

And every morning I ask myself this

What is the moment I do not want to miss?

If this were the last little page that I write

Would I spend it in worry or spend it in light?

I am listening close to my own quiet heart

So if today were the last of my days

Would I be loving in all the right ways?

Would I hold the ones that I cherish so near?

Would I let go of the worry and fear?

I'm finally asking what I really need

Not all of the rushing, the race, and the speed

Yeah, time is a gift and the moment is now

I will learn to live fully, I'm finding out how

And I will tell myself that it's gonna be fine

The coffee is warm and the morning is gold

A small simple thing that I never would hold

The laugh of a child, the rain on the street

The sound of the people I happen to meet

I used to walk by all the wonderful days

Lost in my phone and a thousand small ways

But now every minute is shining and bright

I am soaking it up like the very first light

And every morning I ask myself this

What is the moment I do not want to miss?

If this were the last little page that I write

Would I spend it in worry or spend it in light?

I am listening close to my own quiet heart

So if today were the last of my days

Would I be loving in all the right ways?

Would I hold the ones that I cherish so near?

Would I let go of the worry and fear?

I'm finally asking what I really need

Not all of the rushing, the race, and the speed

Yeah, time is a gift and the moment is now

I will learn to live fully, I'm finding out how

And I will tell myself that it's gonna be fine

Ten years or ten thousand, nobody knows

Life is a river and onward it flows

So I'll say "I love you" before it's too late

I'll open the window, I'll unlock the gate

I will dance in the kitchen and sing every day

I will be my true self in my own little way

Today is enough and today is a start

So if today were the last of my days

Would I be loving in all the right ways?

Would I hold the ones that I cherish so near?

Would I let go of the worry and fear?

I'm finally asking what I really need

Not all of the rushing, the race, and the speed

Yeah, time is a gift and the moment is now

I will learn to live fully, I'm finding out how

And I will tell myself that it's gonna be fine

Today is a gift

Today is mine

I will hold it close

I will take my time

The future is now

The future is here

I will live every day

Without any fear

I am grateful for this, for the now and the new

For ten more years and the whole world too