There are no promises time will keep; Tomorrow may vanish in your sleep. The future’s not owed, it slips and lies, A castle built in shifting skies. There’s only today, and it’s fading fast, Each moment gained already passed. So be with me now, don’t wait, don’t roam; Yesterday’s gone, tomorrow won’t come. You won’t be someone you’ve not yet known, You’ll never stand in lands you’ve not grown. This is the life, the only one; Trade it all, and you’ll have none. So stop the chase, the reach, the flee; This is the place you’re meant to be. Hard times will come, as sure as night, You’ll dream of now, bathed in hindsight. So make this time your sweetest stay; The now you’ll miss when it slips away. Live it loud, live it clear: If you can walk, then dance right here. If you can speak, then sing out strong. If you’ve got love, don’t wait too long. Whatever you do, do it fully and free; Do it now. Do it here. Do it with me. For tomorrow’s a ghost I cannot see.