Days pass me by just like moments
They're here and then they're gone for good, for good
I work so hard at where I'm going
I wonder what I've missed

I can't remember the last time
I picked up the phone just to talk for hours on end
I've sent a birthday card unlabeled
Maybe I should slow it down

Life doesn't wait for us to get it right day after night
It just goes on when it goes wrong, it goes and then it's gone
So I'm gonna do my best to make the most of it, avoid regrets
Yeah, take a breath, realize, time is irreversible
This ain't no dress rehearsal

I've always got a big 'to do' list
Oh, but there's so much more to do, to see
I want to know that I didn't leave "I love you" 
Trapped within my heart

There won't always be another day to
Say all the things you wanna say
So don't, don't wait, wait for the perfect situation
It will never come around

Life doesn't wait for us to get it right day after night
It just goes on when it goes wrong, it goes and then it's gone
So I'm gonna do my best to make the most of it, avoid regrets
Yeah, take a breath, realize, time is irreversible
This ain't no dress rehearsal

When the show is over and they lay me down
I wanna be remembered for the love I spread around

Life doesn't wait for us to get it right day after night
It just goes on when it goes wrong, it goes and then it's gone
So I'm gonna do my best to make the most of it, avoid regrets
Yeah, take a breath, realize, time is irreversible
This ain't no dress rehearsal