slow dance

    SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round?
    Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground?
    Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
    Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
    
    You better slow down. Don't dance so fast. Time is short. The music won't last.
    
    Do you run through each day On the fly?
    When you ask "How are you?" Do you hear the reply?
    When the day is done Do you lie in your bed
    With the next hundred chores Running through your head?
    
    You'd better slow down Don't dance so fast.
    Time is short. The music won't Ever told your child, We'll do it tomorrow?
    And in your haste, Not see his sorrow?
    Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die
    Cause you never had time To call and say "Hi"?
    
    You'd better slow down. Don't dance so fast.
    Time is short. The music won't last.
    
    When you run so fast to get somewhere
    You miss half the fun of getting there.
    When you worry and hurry through your day,
    It is like an unopened gift.... Thrown away.
    
    Life is not a race. Do take it slower
    Hear the music Before the song is over.
     请慢点儿舞
    
     你可曾观看过孩子们骑旋转木马？
     你可曾聆听过雨水拍打大地的声音？
     你可曾追随过一只蝴蝶的舞？
     或凝视着渐渐坠入夜幕中的夕阳？
     请你把速度放慢点儿，不要舞得那样快。
     时间是短暂的，音乐也不会持久。
    
     你是否在飞来飞去中度过每一天？
     当你向人问候"你好"时，可有注意去听对方的答复？
     当一天结束后你是否躺在床上
     脑子里却仍想着有待解决的各种事情？
     请你把速度放慢点儿，不要舞得那样快。
     时间是短暂的，音乐也不会持久。
    
    
     你可曾对孩子说过"我们以后再……"这样的话？
     同时因匆忙而没注意到他的难过？
     你可曾因失去联系而使美好的友谊之花枯萎？
     仅因为你从未花时间打个电话说声"你好"？
     请你把速度放慢点儿，不要舞得那样快。
     时间是短暂的，音乐也不会持久。
    
     当你快速地抵达某地的同时，
     你也失去了一半旅行过程中的乐趣。
     你在焦虑与匆忙中度过你的日子，
     就象一件礼物，没来得及拆开就被扔了。
     生命不是赛跑，请把速度放慢点儿
     在歌曲结束之前倾听音乐。