Before It's Over

BEFORE IT’S OVER

Words & Music by Shirley Jackson ©socan

What would you do when you know it’s over,
Would you live each moment each day?
What would you do when you get that news,
Do you give up or kneel down and pray?

How do you look at all those things around you,
Do you feel joy do you feel pain?
Take things for granted until they’re all gone
Or do you give with nothing to gain.

How do you view your past and your present,
Is it precious or fill you with pain?
How do you gage just what has meaning,
Were you searching for fortune or fame?

Interlude

How to explain a lifetime of choices,
Are you proud of what you became?
Do you accept that’s the way things are,
Are you looking for something to blame?

What would you do if you knew in an instant
Your breathe could be taken away?
Would if change the way you measure success,
Would you say all you wanted to say?