Five More Minutes

Eight years old, couple cane poles sittin' down by the creek Lines in the water, watchin' those bobbers, seein' that red sun sink Mama's on the porch yellin', "Supper's hot! Ya'll come and get it!" We yelled, "Five more minutes" At 16, it was 12:03, standin' at her front door And Katie's dad said "Midnight", but we needed just a little more Yellow light flippin' on and off interuptin' that good night kissin' We wanted five more minutes Time rolls by the clock don't stop I wish I had a few more drops of the good stuff, the good times Ah, but they just keep on flyin' Right on by like it ain't nothin' I wish I had me a pause button Moments like those, Lord knows I'd hit it And give myself five more minutes At 18, turned my helmet in and walked to the 50-yard line Just the coach and me after we lost 18 to nine And I cried man next time to get in here, I'll have to buy a ticket "Can't you give me five more minutes?" Time rolls by the clock don't stop I wish I had a few more drops of the good stuff, the good times Ah, but they just keep on flyin' Right on by like it ain't nothin' I wish I had me a pause button Moments like those, Lord knows I'd hit it And give myself five more minutes At 86, my grandpa said, "There's angels in the room" All the family gathered 'round, we knew the time was comin' soon With so much left to say I prayed, "Lord I ain't finished" "Just give us five more minutes" Time rolls by the clock don't stop I wish I had a few more drops of the good stuff, the good times Oh, but they just keep on flyin' Right on by Like it ain't nothin' I wish I had me a pause button Moments like those, Lord knows I'd hit it Yeah, sometimes this ol' life will leave you wishin' That you had five more minutes Five more minutes