Gone too soon

I learned something today, about taking life for granted
I learned that every now and then, we ought to stop to think
No matter what we say, we only get what we’ve been handed
And all the good times that we have, can be gone in a blink

No more clever conversations, no more whiter shades of pale
No more honky tonks with women tryin’ to take us upstairs

You should have stayed a little longer
Should have still been here today
I can still see you there beneath the lights, rockin’ away
We had so many songs left to play, so much more to do
Had to change the plans we made
Cause you’re gone too soon

I heard something today, that made me stop what I was doing
And just like every now and then, you crossed my mind
It was a song we used to play, but not the way we used to do it
Cause music made with you my friend, was a different kind

No more talkin’ bout the last show, or bringin’ it home
No more tellin’ everybody ‘bout a song to call your own
No more sitting in a back room, drinking coffee while we wait
No more riding home and laughing ‘bout mistakes that we made

Shure wish you’d stayed a little longer,
That you still were here today
I can still see you there beneath the lights, rockin’ away
We had so many songs left to play, so much more to do
Had to change the plans we made
Cause you’re gone too soon