[Verse 1]

He said, "I was in my early 40's

With a lot of life before me

When a moment came that stopped me on a dime

I spent most of the next days, lookin' at the x-rays

Talkin' 'bout the options and talkin' 'bout sweet time"

I asked him when it sank in

That this might really be the real end

How's it hit ya, when you get that kind of news

Man, what'd ya do?

And he said

[Chorus 1]

I went sky divin'

I went Rocky Mountain climbin'

I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu

And I loved deeper

And I spoke sweeter

And I gave forgiveness I'd been denying

And he said someday I hope you get the chance

To live like you were dyin'

[Verse 2]

He said, "I was finally the husband

That most the time I wasn't

And I became a friend a friend would like to have

And all the sudden goin' fishing

Wasn't such an imposition

And I went three times that year I lost my dad

Well I, I finally read the good book

And I took a good long hard look at what I'd do

If I could do it all again

And then

[Chorus 1]

I went sky divin'

I went Rocky Mountain climbin'

I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu

And I loved deeper

And I spoke sweeter

And I gave forgiveness I've been denying

And he said someday I hope you get the chance

To live like you were dyin'

[Bridge]

Like tomorrow was a gift and you've got eternity

To think about what to do with it

What did you do with it

What did I do with with it

What would I do with it

[Chorus 2]

Sky divin'

I went Rocky Mountain climbin'

I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu

And I loved deeper

And I spoke sweeter

And I watched an eagle as it was flyin'

And he said someday I hope you get the chance

To live like you were dyin'

[Outro]

To live like you were dyin'

To live like you were dyin'

To live like you were dyin'

To live like you were dyin'