You Your life's an endless mission Blind to the consequences While earthly poisons Drain the lifeblood out of you You're living like a candle And if it burns too quickly You really need to find A way to slow it down Slowdown You've got to live for something Slowdown Before it gets away Slowdown You've got to set aside Some time to get it right You You never think about it But life is like a window And if it's left open or shut It's up to you You need to share with someone And if it don't come easy You're gonna have to find A way to slow it down Slowdown You've got to live for something Slowdown Before it gets away Slowdown You've got to set aside Some time to get it right Sometimes you'll find That even fools can offer wisdom In their views of the world And it's gold You Your life is in the fastlane You need to take it easy You really need to find A way to slow it down Slowdown You've got to live for something Slowdown Before it gets away Slowdown You've got to set aside Some time to get it right Sometimes you'll find That even fools can offer Wisdom in their views Of the world... Slowdown You've got to live for something Slowdown Before it gets away Slowdown Before it gets away Slowdown Slowdown