I turned on the evenin' news Saw an old man being interviewed Turnin' a hundred and two today They asked him what's the secret to life He looked up from his ol' pipe Laughed and said, 'All I can say is' Don't blink Just like that You're six years old and you take a nap And you wake up and you're twenty-five And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife Don't blink You just might miss your babies growin' like mine did Turnin' into moms and dads Next thing you know Your better half of fifty years is there in bed And you're prayin' God takes you instead Trust me friend A hundred years goes faster than you think (So) (But) don't blink I was glued to my TV When it looked like he looked at me And said, 'Let's start puttin' first things first' 'Cause when your hourgla** runs outta sand You can't flip it over, start again Took every breath God gives you, for what it's worth Don't blink Just like that You're six years old and you take a nap And you wake up and you're twenty-five And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife Don't blink You just might miss your babies growin' like mine did Turnin' into moms and dads Next thing you know Your better half of fifty years is there in bed And you're prayin' God takes you instead Trust me friend A hundred years goes faster than you think (So) (But) don't blink So I been tryin' to slow it down I been tryin' to take it in In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in Don't blink Just like that You're six years old and you take a nap And you wake up and you're twenty-five And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife Don't blink You just might miss your babies growin' like mine did Turnin' into moms and dads Next thing you know Your better half of fifty years is there in bed And you're prayin' God takes you instead Trust me friend A hundred years goes faster than you think (So) (But) don't blink Naw, don't blink Don't blink Life goes faster than you think Don't blink Life goes faster than you think Don't blink Don't blink Life goes faster than you think