[Intro, upright bass, piano, brushed drums] [Spoken, amused] Everybody smiling? Good. Now put the damn camera down. [pause] There you are. ─── [Verse 1] You got the sunset in your pocket Before you saw it in the sky A thousand friends can watch you laughing But did you catch the reason why? You filmed the candles on the table You tagged the cake, you named the place But while you made the night immortal You almost missed the look on her face ─── [Pre-Chorus] Kid, I've lived enough to tell you Time's got one expensive trick It gives you everything for nothing Then takes it back... Quick. ─── [Chorus] So live before it leaves you Kiss before you pose Some things are worth remembering That nobody else should know Let the whole world miss a minute Keep a little for your soul 'Cause the best nights of your life Don't need a million eyes They only need... Yours. ─── [Instrumental, brass answer] ─── [Verse 2] Your baby's taking her first footsteps Your father's telling that old joke Your mother laughs across the kitchen Your best friend nearly starts to choke And everybody reaches for it Little screens go in the air But someday you'll miss the people... Not the picture That was there. ─── [Pre-Chorus] Take the photograph, I get it Hell, I'd probably take one too Then put the little thing away And let the moment... Look at you. ─── [Chorus] Live before it leaves you Dance before you post Hold the ones you're sitting with Before they're who you miss the most Let the whole world miss a minute They'll survive without the show The best nights of your life Don't need a million eyes They only need... Yours. ─── [Big Band Break] [Trumpet] [Trombone response] [Piano run] [Spoken over band] And another thing... Nobody ever reached ninety and said, "I wish I'd posted more." [band hit] ─── [Bridge, strings soften] One day that table will be empty One chair won't be there anymore You'll give anything to hear that laugh Come walking through the door And that's when you'll discover What no camera ever knew A memory isn't what you captured... It's what happened Inside you. ─── [Final Chorus, full orchestra] So live before it leaves you Love before it's late Don't make the people that you treasure Stand around while strangers rate Take the trip Have the cake Miss the call Lose track of time Let a sunset disappear Without proving you were there And when somebody asks you later Why there's nothing they can see... Just smile and say, "I was busy... Being me." ─── [Outro, piano and upright bass] [Spoken] Life isn't content, kid. It's life. [pause] And you've only got one account. [small laugh] Spend it well. [final orchestral chord]
