HE´S THREE FEET TALL AND FOUR YEARS OLD
AND STILL BELIEVES THAT I CAN DO NO WRONG
WHEN I GET HOME AT FIVE O´CLOCK
HE´S WAITIN´ WITH THAT COWBOY´S JERSEY ON
I LAUGH CAUSE HE´S JUST LIKE HIS DAD

HE´LL MISS THE BALL AND HE´LL GET MAD
THINKS WHEN HE GROWS UP HE´LL CATCH ´EM ALL
THEN I GET DOWN ON MY KNEES AND TELL HIM
SOMETIMES EVEN DADDIES DROP THE BALL
IT´S TIMES LIKE THESE THAT I REALIZE THEY DON´T STAY LITTLE LONG
YOU BLINK YOUR EYES AND TURN AROUND
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THEY´RE GROWN UP AND GONE
I´VE BEEN TAKIN´ TIME FOR GRANTED
NOW I´M GONNA TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF EVERY GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT
WHILE WE STILL HAVE TIMES LIKE THESE
I COULD GO TO WORK THIS SATURDAY
LORD KNOWS THAT I COULD USE THE OVERTIME
BUT I´LL BE SITTIN´ THERE BEHIND HOME PLATE
CHEERIN´ ON THAT LITTLE MAN OF MINE
YEAH, THE EXTRA PAY WOULD SURE BE NICE

BUT, IT´S WORTH ANY SACRIFICE
TO SEE MY LITTLE SLUGGER´S FIRST AT BAT
AND WHEN HE LOOKS UP IN THE STANDS AND SEES ME
MAN, YOU CAN´T PUT A PRICE ON THAT
I´VE BEEN TAKIN´ TIME FOR GRANTED
NOW I´M GONNA