I turn my back to the wind 
To catch my breath, 
Before I start off again. 
Driven on without a moment to spend 
To pass an evening with a drink and a friend 

I let my skin get too thin 
I'd like to pause. 
No matter what I pretend 
Like some pilgrim -- 
Who learns to transcend -- 
Learns to live 
As if each step was the end 

Time stand still -- I'm not looking back 
But I want to look around me now 
See more of the people and the places that surround me now 

Freeze this moment a little bit longer 
Make each sensation a little bit stronger 
Experience slips away... 

I turn my face to the sun 
Close my eyes. 
Let my defences down -- 
All those wounds that I can't get unwound 

I let my past go too fast 
No time to pause -- 
If I could slow it all down 
Like some captain, whose [bad word] aground -- 
I can wait until the [bad word] around 

Make each impression a little bit stronger 
Freeze this motion a little bit longer 
The innocence slips away... 

Summer's going fast, nights growing colder 
Children growing up -- old friends growing colder 
Experience slips away...