Smell the Roses

[Verse 1] I've been livin' in a room without windows Away from the sun, no oxygen I couldn't tell if it was day or night Away from the sun, growing nowhere fast Rushing along on the pavement Don't even look at the people's faces, going places [Pre-Chorus] When an old man said stop You nearly stepped on a flower Growing through the cracks And you didn't even notice [Chorus] Wake up, smell the roses Life is happening, and you don't know it Wake up, take a moment Grab it in your hands... and own it [Verse 2] I realize our love is like that flower Been neglecting the thing most precious to me You've been talking, but I haven't been listening The static in the noise been drowning you out I so wanna be in the future That I keep tripping over my own shoelaces In these human races And I'm brought back to now And the volume goes down There's peace in his words as loud as a shout, sayin' [Chorus] Wake up, smell the roses Life is happening, and you don't know it Wake up, take a moment Grab it in your hands... and own it He said... Wake up, smell the roses Life is happening, and you don't know it Wake up, take a moment Grab it in your hands... and own it [Bridge] Like your birthday, I forgot I was with you But I was not... really there Snap your fingers, that's your life Not gonna let it pass my by, no When an old man said stop You nearly stepped on a flower Growing through the cracks And you didn't even notice [Chorus] He said... Wake up, smell the roses Life is happening, and you don't know it Wake up, take a moment Grab it in your hands... and own it Wake up, smell the roses (Just smell the roses) Life is happening, and you don't know it Wake up, take a moment Grab it in your hands... and own it