Last day of high school Graduation night The first time I ever Saw my father cry I was too young to know What the tears were about But when I look at my children I get it now Oh, I get it now Oh, I get it now When we saw him last Christmas Everything was fine Then the stroke came Out of nowhere And tangled up his mind Oh, you don't know what you have Until it's not around This life is so fragile and I get it now Oh, I get it now Oh, I get it now I keep waiting for the future To finally arrive I've been racing past the present This one moment in time But I'm learning how to slow it all down Each breath is a gift and I get it now Oh, I get it now Oh, I get it now Right now