He said, "I was in my early 40s With a lot of life before me When a moment came that stopped me on a dime I spent most of the next days Looking at the X-rays And talking 'bout the options, and talking 'bout sweet time I asked him when it sank in That this might really be the real end How's it hit ya when you get that kind of news Man, what'd ya do" And he said "I went skydiving I went Rocky Mountain climbing I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu And I loved deeper And I spoke sweeter And I gave forgiveness I've been denying" And he said, "Someday, I hope you get the chance To live like you were dyin'" 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 goin' fishin' Wasn't such an imposition And I went three times that year I lost my dad Well, I, 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 Fumanchu And I loved deeper And I spoke sweeter And I gave forgiveness I've been denying" And he said, "Someday, I hope you get the chance To live like you were dyin'" Like, tomorrow was a gift And you got eternity to think about what'd you do with it What did you do with it? What did 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 Fumanchu And I loved deeper And I spoke sweeter And I watched an eagle as it was flying And he said, "Someday, I hope you get the chance To live like you were dyin'" Live like you were dyin' Live like you were dyin' Live like you were dyin' Live like you were dyin'