Take Advantage

I’ve closed the curtains

On many a dawn

And buried my dreams in my bed

Chances most would thrive upon

I’ve frowned upon instead

It may be just a little too late

For me to return to my youth

But I’ve stumbled enough

Along the way to stumble upon the truth

See what happens when you stall

Or when you start too late

Oversleep your wake up call

Or pick a fight with fate

You may find you’ve missed the ball

By waiting at the gate

So as long as life’s too short

Take advantage

Spend your days all turned around

And miss what lies ahead

Have your heart so tightly bound

That not a word is said

If your feet stay on the ground

Then all alive is dead

So as long as life’s too short

Take advantage

How many chances do you get

Before you’re done

Well ask the man, the foolish man

Who had his hands on one

He’ll tell you how he passed it by

It didn’t matter then

But he’d give the whole entire world

To have that chance again

Sometimes what you’re looking for

Is not wrapped up in gold

Miss a certain glance and you’re

Without a hand to hold

Some don’t find out what’s in store

Until they’re far too old

So as long as life’s too short

So as long as life’s too short

Take advantage