When this is over I hope I take a little less for granted Hope I'm a little more understandin' When some things don't make sense When this is over I hope I smile at a passin' stranger Take time to get to know my neighbors And break bread every now and then Oh, oh, oh 'cause right now all I got is time To think about the bottom line What I have, where I stand How I live, who I am I hope these hard times make me better and not just older When this is over I hope I stay out of my head And I'm a little more empathetic Put myself in people's shoes When this is over I'll kiss the ground and send a prayer to the sky Thank God I'm breathing air and alive And I get one more day with you 'Cause right now all I got is time To think about the bottom line And what I have, where I stand How I live and who I am I hope these hard times make me better, not just older When this is over 'Cause right now all I got is this It's just a simple someday wish What I have, where I stand How I live and who I am I hope these hard times make me better, not just older When this is over When this is over I hope these hard times make me better I hope the distance brings us closer When this, when this, when this is over When this is over Ladies and gentlemen, The Oak Ridge Boys Right now all I got is time To think about the bottom line What I have, where I stand How I live and who I am I hope these hard times make me better, not just older When this is over