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The Breath You Take Lyrics By George Strait

    he looks up from second base dad’s up in the stands
    he saw the hit the run the slide there ain’t no bigger fan
    in the parking lot after the game
    he said dad i thought you had a plane to catch
    he smiled and said yeah son i did

    but life’s not the breath you take the breathing in and out
    that gets you through the day ain’t what it’s all about
    you just might miss the point trying 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
    says i told you dad you didn’t have to come
    he smiles and says yeah i know you did

    but life’s not the breath you take the breathing in and out
    that gets you through the day ain’t what it’s all about
    you just might miss the point trying to win the race
    life’s not the breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away

    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 breath you take the breathing in and out
    that gets you through the day ain’t what it’s all about
    just might miss the point if you don’t slow down the pace
    life’s not the breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away

    Artist: George Strait

    Year: 2010

    Decade: 10s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 124