I watched an eagle as it was flying And he said Someday I hope you get the chance To live like you were dying

He said  "I was in my early forties  With a lot of life before me And a moment came
that stopped me on a dime I spent most of the next days  Looking at the x-rays
Talkin' 'bout the options And talkin' 'bout sweet time"  I asked him  "When it sank in
That this might really be the real end How's it hit you When you get that kind of news?
Man, what'd you do?"  He said  "I went skydiving I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu And I loved deeper And I spoke
sweeter I was finally the husband That most of the time I wasn't And I became a friend
a friend would like to have And all of a sudden going fishin' Wasn't such an imposition
And I went three times that year I lost my dad I finally read the Good Book, and I
Took a good, long, hard look At what I'd do if I could do it all again And then I gave
forgiveness I'd been denying" And he said  "Someday I hope you get the chance To live
like you were dying Like tomorrow was a gift  And you've got eternity  To think about
What you'd do with it, What could you do with it, What did I do with it?
What would I do with it?