He looks up from second base And Dad’s up in the stands He saw the hit, the run, the slide There ain’t no bigger fan In the parking lot, after the game He said Dad I thought you had a plane to catch He smiled and said, yeah son, I did But life’s not the breath you take The breathing in and out That gets you through the day Ain’t what it’s all about You just might miss the point Trying to win the race Life’s not the breaths you take But the moments that take your breath away Fast-forward fifteen years And a thousand miles away Boy’s built a life, he’s got a wife And a baby due today He hears a voice saying I made it, son Says I told you Dad, you didn’t have to come He smiles and says, yeah, I know you did But life’s not the breath you take The breathing in and out That gets you through the day Ain’t what it’s all about You just might miss the point Trying to win the race Life’s not the breaths you take But the moments that take your breath away Just like it took my breath when she was born Just like it took my breath away When Dad took his last that morn Life’s not the breath you take The breathing in and out That gets you through the day Ain’t what it’s all about You just might miss the point If you don’t slow down the pace Life’s not the breaths you take But the moments that take your breath away