Seconds

As i look back on my life with quiet affection

The paths ive crossed in a new direction

The goals ive achieved the ladders ive climbed

The parties ive enjoyed as the new years chimed

The women ive loved theres been so many

My very first wage earning my very first penny

And as i grew up and i settled down

I lived life to the full never wearing a frown

The day i got married to my beautiful wife

It got better and better what a wonderful life

Then came the children could it be more fulfilling

Yeah we had some

hard times but got through them with gods willing

So as i sum up and make sense of it all

Me and my family are having a ball

But.......somethings not clicking it doesnt feel quite right

What am i doing on this bridge tonight ?

And then it all floods back to when things started going bad

The moment i stopped taking drugs as a fad

The more tracklines appeared the harder it was to stop

I remember it all now im freefalling in mid drop

All the good times recounted im starting to lose track

My wife my kids my life flashback

The proudest day of my life giving away my daughter

Ive got seconds to live now i can see the water

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