Jimmie Van Zant Unfinished Life lyrics

He had everything he wanted,
All his stars were lining up
Like an inside straight when you go all in
on a Vegas run
Then one rainy night while driving
his Mercedes up that ladder
He lost control of what he thought he had
and his life was done
The preacher man said here lies the richest man in town
maybe in heaven he'll finally find , happiness he never found

Man it hit me like a bolt of lighting
living was just passing right by me
Time to slow down, take a look around,
tomorrow can't replace
what I've got right now
running along at the speed of crazy
blowing right past the gifts God gave me
Nobody gets to go around this world twice
Lord don't let me live an unfinished life

Sat on an old park bench
Man I kicked off my shoes

Felt the grass between my toes
first time since I don't know when
Thought about the days I wasted,
all the things I left unsaid
how that big brass ring I'd been chasin
ain't gonna matter in the end

Just about then a kid walked up, said Mister have you got the time?
smiled as I took that watch off my wrist, said son you can have mine

Man it hit me like a bolt of lighting
living was just passing right by me
Time to slow down, take a look around,
tomorrow can't replace
what I've got right now
running along at the speed of crazy
blowing right past the gifts God gave me
Nobody gets to go around this world twice
Lord don't let me live an unfinished life