Chours
Life’s not the breaths you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain’t what it’s all about
Ya just might miss the point
Try’n to win the race
Life’s not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away

Fast forward fifteen years
And a thousand miles away
Boy’s built a life he’s got a wife
And a baby due today
He hears a voice saying “I made it son
He said “I told you dad you didn’t have to come”
He smiles and says ”Yeah I know you did”

Chours

Just like it took my breath when she was born
Just like it took my breath away when dad took his last that morn

Life’s not the breaths you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain’t what it’s all about
Ya just might miss the point
If ya don’t slow down the pace
Life’s not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away

Chorus:
Well, you had me from hello
And I felt love start to grow
The moment that I look into your eyes…you want me
It was over from the start
You completely stole my heart
And now you won’t let go
I never even had a chance to know
You had me from hello

Inside…I built a wall
So high around my heart I thought I’d never fall
One touch…you brought it down
Bricks of my defenses scattered on the ground
And I swore to me I wasn’t gonna love again
The last time was the last time…I let someone in

Chorus:
But you had me from hello
And I felt love start to grow
The moment that I look into your eyes…you want me
It was over from the start
You completely stole my heart
And now you won’t let go
I never even had a chance to know
You had me from hello

That’s all you said
Something in your voice caused me to turn my head
You had me from hello-o
You had me from hello-o
Girl, I loved you from hello

I never could work miracles.
There may be others who can do what I can’t do,
But no one else can be as good as me at lovin’ you.
So when the world won’t turn the way you wish it would,
And the dreams you have don’t come alive as often as they should,
Remember that there’s someone there whose heart is always true.
I’ll always be the man in love with you.

Remember that there’s someone there whose heart is always true,
Someone there to help you make it through.
I’ll always be the man in love with you.

I’d like to have that one back, never known someone so true.
And a love that pure and sweet is what a man should never lose.
And if my lips had said, “I’m sorry”,
She might have stopped right in her tracks.
But now I find my poor heart saying,
“I’d like to have that one back.”

I can almost see her standing there, tears rollin’ down her face.
As she packed away her memories in that old worn out suitcase.
If I’d only known then what I know now,
I’d never opened that door.
Oh they just don’t make hearts like hers anymore.

I’d like to have that one back, I’ve never known someone so true.
And a love so pure and sweet is what a man should never lose.
And if my lips had said, “I’m sorry”,
She might have stopped right in her tracks.
I wouldn’t hear my poor heart saying,
“I’d like to have that one back.”
I wouldn’t hear my poor heart saying,
“I’d like to have that one back.”

I’ve drawn all the curtains in this old house
To keep the sun out, off of my face
Friends stop by to check-in ‘cause I’ve checked out
I tell them I’m fine, I’m just living for the night

I can’t hide the tears I cry, the pain that came with your goodbye
The memories that keep me out of sight
Every night I venture out, into those neon arms that hold me tight
I’m living for the night

I’m a whole lot easier to talk to, when I’ve had a few, settled down
Whiskey kills the man you’ve turned me into
And I come alive
I’m living for the night

I can’t hide the tears I cry, the pain that came with your goodbye
The memories that keep me out of sight
Every night I venture out, into those neon arms that hold me tight
I’m living for the night
I’m living for the night

Everyday is a lifetime without you