| I used to laugh with an old friend
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| Till the busy world pulled him away
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| Every now and then I see him again
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| But he’s not the same man I knew yesterday
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| The smile just grows smaller and smaller
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| And the worry lines fill up his face
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| Lately I’m thinking next time I see him
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| Just what I’m gonna say
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| Chorus:
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| Slow down
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| Man in the mirror slow down
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| You’re running too fast to see what life’s all about
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| This world ain’t a fire for you to put out
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| The best times are here and now
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| Slow down
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| Verse 2:
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| Some days I look back on the hard times
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| And they really don’t seem all that bad
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| I’ve got to admit I like what I’ve got
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| But God I sure love what I had
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| And it’s only on top of the mountain
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| After burning your life at both ends
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| You look back to see where you wanna be Is exactly where you’ve always been
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| Chorus:
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| Slow down
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| Man in the mirror slow down
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| You’re running too fast to see what life’s all about
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| This world ain’t a fire for you to put out
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| The best times are here and now
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| So slow down |