He said: I was in my early forties, with a lot of life before me
And one moment came that stopped me on a dime
I spent most of the next days, looking at the x-rays
Talking 'bout the options and talking 'bout sweet times
I asked him when it sank in, this might really be the real end
How's it hits you when you get that kind of news?
Man what did you do?
He said:

I went skydiving
I went rocky mountain climbing
I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I'd been denying
And he said some day 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 a 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
And then

I went skydiving
I went rocky mountain climbing
I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Shu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I'd been denying
And he said some day 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 could you do with it?
What can I do with it?
What would I do with it?

Skydiving
I went rocky mountain climbing
I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu
And man I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I watched an eagle as it was flying
And he said some day 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