A Letter from My Older Self

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Zach Brunotte

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I'm laying here thinking that
I shoulda' been a better father
Spent more time with my kids
Maybe hugged a little longer
Shoulda' been a better husband
Told my wife how much I loved her
Wish I'd been a better son
Better friend, better brother
All the time I spent working
Was it worth the money made
All the riches I desired
Can't come with me to my grave
Now I'm laying sick in bed
Time is ticking, counting days
Thinking 'bout my hopes and dreams
And all the time that slipped away

Time is ticking
Time is ticking
(Ticking, ticking)
Days are wasting away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
It's only a moment 'til they
Roll me away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
(Ticking, ticking)
Days are wasting away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
You better take a look at how
You spending your days

Aye yo I'm laying here thinking 'bout my younger years
Younger days
My son would get the blocks and say
"Daddy can we play?"
My daughter's climbing on my lap
Innocence all on her face ("Daddy")
They just wanted daddy's love
But I was busy writing these rhymes
My time was so important, what I didn't realize
Was that one day I'd be old and grey
Looking back, wishing that
I could have it all back
Now I've come to see
That my real dream is to see my kids succeed
To build memories
To make a difference in this world
That would outlast me
But the younger me is a little too stressed
A little to inpatient, just a little too pressed, uh
Trying to finish school, trying to get to graduation
Gotta' get that degree, and everything will be changing
Trying to finish up this album in the middle of making dinner
Trying to feed my kids, pay the bills
All the while, time is fading

Time is ticking
Time is ticking
(Ticking, ticking)
Days are wasting away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
It's only a moment 'til they
Roll me away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
(Ticking, ticking)
Days are wasting away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
You better take a look at how
You spending your days

I need to take a step back
Give me a minute, let me relax
Then work got me tired so I might just take a nap
That's when I start to slack, and man I get distracted
I'm wasting my time, binge watching the office
Trying to add up all the hours on the couch
Watching TV until I'd finally pass out
I shoulda' spent that time reading through my Bible
Getting closer to the Lord, and praying with my wife or
I shoulda' called my mom, just to sit and chat
Ask her how she's doing, pay a visit to my dad
Maybe walk through the streets giving food to the homeless
But I wasted so much money just living in the moment
Sometimes we so focused
Making photographic moments
That we don't control the time
We let the times control us
I bought so many watches, but I never watched the time pass
Time's the only currency that we could never earn back

Time is ticking
Time is ticking
(Ticking, ticking)
Days are wasting away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
It's only a moment 'til they
Roll me away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
(Ticking, ticking)
Days are wasting away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
You better take a look at how
You spending your days

Now listen carefully
This one's my last verse
It's only moments left until they load me in that hearse
If you still living, you still got breath to breathe
If you can hear these words in the mic that I speak
Take a moment
Think about the time
Think about the hours and the minutes of your life
Now go on home, wrap ya arms around ya' wife
Don't waste time arguing even when you right
And when ya' kids ask to play
Drop what you're doing
Everything else can wait
Them kids are your future
And they're the only way that you could invest time
Pour your heart into them kids and they'll turn out fine
Help 'em chase their dreams and reach their goals
Teach 'em bout the Lord and how He saved your soul, uh
Time is ticking
You'll never get to it back
Now go change the world
Don't waste time writing back

Time is ticking
Time is ticking
(Ticking, ticking)
Days are wasting away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
It's only a moment 'til they
Roll me away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
(Ticking, ticking)
Days are wasting away
Time is ticking
Time is ticking
You better take a look at how
You spending your days

I love you daddy
I love you
"Muah"

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