"You're Gonna Miss This"

There is a country song made popular this past year by Trace Atkins. It is called "You're Gonna Miss This." It is such a great song because it really helps to remind me, which I tend to need help with a lot, that it is important to stay in the present and be patient and enjoy the moment for what it is, and not wish it away so I can get to my future faster. I have to keep reminding myself that, once I am old, if I want to remember more of the good things in my life than I need to really focus more on what's happening in the moment right then, not worry about how my life will be five years from now. When I do focus too much on my future, I tend to miss the important little things in life, and that's what this song is kind of all about. It's quickly becoming one of my very favorite songs Trace Atkins has ever done.

You're Gonna Miss This
Trace Atkins

She was staring out that window, of that SUV
Complaining, saying I can't wait to turn 18
She said I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said I was just like you

-Chorus-
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These Are Some Good Times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her It's a nice place
She says It'll do for now
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says Baby, just slow down

-Chorus-
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These Are Some Good Times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
She keeps apologizin'
He says They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
Huh, it's hard to believe, but ...

-Chorus-
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These Are Some Good Times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna miss this
Yeah, you're gonna miss this