Five More Minutes

Album: Seasons Change (2015)
Charted: 44
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  • Eight years old, couple cane poles sittin' down by the creek
    Lines in the water watchin' those bobbers, seein' that red sun sink
    Mama's on the porch yellin', "Supper's hot, y'all come and get it"
    We yelled, "Five more minutes"

    At sixteen it was 12:03 standin' at her front door
    Katie's dad said midnight, but we needed just a little more
    Yellow light flippin' on and off, interruptin' that goodnight kissin'
    We wanted five more minutes

    Time rolls by, the clock don't stop
    I wish I had a few more drops
    Of the good stuff, the good times
    Oh, but they just keep on flyin'
    Right on by, like it ain't nothin'
    I wish I had me a, a pause button
    Moments like those, Lord knows I'd hit it
    And give myself five more minutes

    At eighteen, turned my helmet in and walked to the fifty-yard line
    Just the coach and me after we lost eighteen to nine
    And I cried, "Man, next time to get in here, I'll have to buy a ticket
    Can't you give me five more minutes?"

    Time rolls by, the clock don't stop
    I wish I had a few more drops
    Of the good stuff, the good times
    Oh, but they just keep on flyin'
    Right on by, like it ain't nothin'
    I wish I had me a, a pause button
    Moments like those, Lord knows I'd hit it
    And give myself five more minutes

    At eighty-six my grandpa said, "There's angels in the room"
    All the family gathered 'round, knew the time was comin' soon
    With so much left to say I prayed, Lord, I ain't finished
    Just give us five more minutes

    Time rolls by, the clock don't stop
    I wish I had a few more drops
    Of the good stuff, the good times
    Oh, but they just keep on flyin'
    Right on by, like it ain't nothin'
    I wish I had me a, a pause button
    Moments like those, Lord knows I'd hit it
    Yeah, sometimes this old life will leave you wishin'
    That you had five more minutes

    Five more minutes Writer/s: Frank Rogers, Monty Criswell, Scotty McCreery
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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