It's bottles and bibsnRattles and cribsn3 AM's again and againnComfort the cry nMan it's flying by nnSwings and slides nAnd tricycle ridesnSkinning up kneesnAnd falling outta treesnIt's like it's never gonna endnBut it's flying bynn[Chorus]nYou better hold on tightnTo those little livesnIn the blink of an eyenIt's outta sightnI know I know to go so slownBut it's flying bynnThen it's braces and boots nAnd bad attitudesnBoys and phonesnAnd every change in moodsnTrying times mannBut you'll survivennAnd it's supposed to be home at tennYou're late again nWhere the heck you beennWhen you're yelling and screamingnIt don't seem like it's flying bynBut it's flying bynn[Chorus]nnThere they go on their ownnFlying bynYou're waving good bye with a tear in your eyenI know I know you go so slownBut it's flying bynnThey come back homenAnd what do you knownThem kids have got some kids of their ownnYou can't believe how much they've grownnAnd where the time's gonennYou look in the mirrornThere's gray in your hairnYou're wondering how the world did that get therenIt just ain't fairnHow it's flying bynn[Chorus]nnWhen it's hospital bedsnLast words saidnDid I do enough nHolding handsnAnd being there for the leavingnnIt's a line of cars nParked on a hillnFamily and friends nPerfectly stillnA prayer and a songnAs they lowered down into the groundnnYou better hold on tightnIt's a short short lifenIn the blink of an eyenIt's outta sight nI know I know it seems so slownnYeah it seems so slownBut it's flying bynIt's flying bynnIt's flying by nIt's flying bynEnjoy the ride