Hank Locklin - I Forgot To Live Today lyrics

My key turns in the lock and I opened my front door Greeted by the darkness like too many times before I tiptoe in to kiss the children but they're all asleep Wonder if they're dreaming about the date I didn't keep It was such a busy day I just couldn't get away Cause you gotta make it while you can So I remember dollar bills business deals and headache pills But I forgot to live today I forgot to live today As I dressed for bed I think about today Wonder what I got for all the time I gave away Traded my time for a dollar bill didn't see the sky but I saw the mill Couldn't go to Jeannie's play missed Timmy's ballgame yesterday Mary had to go for both of us While I remember dollar bills business deals and headache pills But I forgot to live today I forgot to live today Born with all the time I'll ever see each day another part slips away from me But I forgot to live today I slip into bed and I kiss my Mary's cheek I can tell she's crying and I know she's not asleep I listen to the clock tick away another night And swear that tomorrow I'll make everything right I'll remember building kites mending dolls and broken bikes Flowers from the woman in my life And I remember who I love more than all the stars above Cause I forgot to live today I forgot to live today