My List

Under an old brass paperweight

Is my list of things to do today

Go to the bank and the hardware store

Put a new lock on the cellar door

I cross 'em off as I get 'em done, but when the sun is set

There's still more than a few things left I haven't got to yet

Go for a walk, say a little prayer

Take a deep breath of mountain air

Put on my glove and play some catch

It's time that I make time for that

Wave to shore, cast a line

Look up a long-lost friend of mine

Sit on the porch and give my girl a kiss

Start living, that's the next thing on my list

Wouldn't change the course of fate

But cutting the grass just had to wait

'Cause I've got more important things

Like pushing my kid on the backyard swing

I won't break my back for a million bucks

I can't take to my grave

So why put off for tomorrow what I could get done today?

Like go for a walk, say a little prayer

Take a deep breath of mountain air

Put on my glove and play some catch

It's time that I make time for that

Wave to shore, cast a line

Look up a long-lost friend of mine

Sit on the porch and give my girl a kiss

Start living, that's the next thing on my list

Raise a little hell, laugh till it hurts

Put an extra five in the plate at church

Call up my folks just to chat

It's time that I make time for that

Stay up late, then oversleep

Show her what she means to me

Catch up on all the things I've always missed

Just start living, that's the next thing on my list

Under an old brass paperweight

Is my list of things to do today