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Inside The Moment
Copyright Timothy A. Perry 2009

Verse 1:
I still recall those autumn days
Punkin seeds and burning leaves
Cookies cooling on the tray
Young son hanging on my sleeve.

A hint of flurries in the air
Wind had laid the trees all bare
Shorter days, just dont seem fair
Or so I once believed.

Build 1:
Time so marked, as heaven-sent
Marks the age of innocence.
Scanning pages on the fly.
As chapters of our life go by

Chorus 1:
(I tried to) live inside the moment.
And not just mail it in.
Swore off moving way too fast,
So I could take it in.
As I document the memories,
The ones that families share,
I was there inside the moment,
Every moment you were there.

Verse 2:
Young son now is growing up
I try to watch, and not take charge
Fiddle with my coffee cup
Smile easy, swallow hard.

I understand how freedom calls
He wants it now, he wants it all.
So different from when he was small
Future looming large.

Build 2:
Time so marked, as heaven-sent
Marks the last of innocence.
Growing up means moving on
My sunset is your early dawn

Chorus 2:
Can you live inside this moment?
And not just mail it in?
Keep from moving away too fast
In time to take it in.
If you bookmark every memory
Like hanging up a sign
Can I be inside your moment?
Cause you were always there in mine.

You were always there in mine.

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