As a little boy playing in the sand
My mom would take me by the hand
So I could stand and get me walking
Sometimes I'd fall to the ground
I'd get back up and stumble around
Not too fast and not too slow
Live each day as if it were the last
Daddy dropped me off first day of school
He was too, but we played it cool
I was just 15 when old Jimmy Clyde
Not too fast and not too slow
To live each day as if it were the last
I spent some time out in Santa Fe
A blue -eyed girl standing in my way
I headed home to my loving wife
Cause I promised her a hand for life
Not too fast, not too slow
Live each day as if it were the last
I'm getting old and feeble now,
having trouble getting round,
Now I'm hearing angels sing on high,
and suddenly I realize, I've the light,
As I'm crossin' over Jordan,