I turned on the evenin' news Saw an old man being interviewed Turnin' a hundred and two today They asked him what's the secret to life He looked up from his ol' pipe Laughed and said, 'All I can say is'
(Chorus) Don't blink Just like that You're six years old and you take a nap And you wake up and you're twenty-five And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife Don't blink You just might miss your babies growin' like mine did Turnin' into moms and dads Next thing you know Your better half of fifty years is there in bed And you're prayin' God takes you instead Trust me friend A hundred years goes faster than you think (So) (But) don't blink
I was glued to my TV When it looked like he looked at me And said, 'Let's start puttin' first things first' 'Cause when your hourglass runs outta sand You can't flip it over, start again Took every breath God gives you, for what it's worth
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So I been tryin' to slow it down I been tryin' to take it in In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in
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(Tag) Naw, don't blink Don't blink Life goes faster than you think Don't blink Life goes faster than you think Don't blink Don't blink Life goes faster than you think
1991年,Kenny Chesney从大学毕业之后来到了美国乡村音乐的圣城纳什维尔,经过一年的不断努力和积累,Kenny Chesney终于在这里得到了Acuff-Rose Music的合同,并且通过这里和Capricorn Records唱片公司签订了唱片合同。1994年,Kenny Chesney在Capricorn Records唱片公司发行了个人首张专辑《In My Wildest Dreams》,但是影响不是很大。因为Kenny Chesney所签订合同的Capricorn Records唱片公司并不是一家非常强的专业乡村音乐唱片公司,在Kenny Chesney的《In My Wildest Dreams》发行之后不久,Capricorn Records唱片公司的乡村分支就关张大吉,Kenny Chesney在Capricorn Records唱片公司的短暂生涯也就宣告结束了。虽然没有唱片公司的支持,但是Kenny Chesney的《In My Wildest Dreams》还是卖出了超过十万张,这样的成绩自然引起了另外的唱片公司的注意。
在离开Capricorn Records唱片公司不久之后,Kenny Chesney和RCA唱片公司的子公司BNA,并且在1995年发行了个人第二张专辑《All I Need to Know》,有了大公司的支持,Kenny Chesney的音乐在商业上也开始进步,他的两首单曲首次打入了乡村排行榜前十名,但是专辑的销量依旧不是特别令人满意。1996年,Kenny Chesney发行了第三张个人专辑《Me and You》,这张专辑的销量取得了突破,销售记录第一次超过50万张被美国唱片工业协会(RIAA)认证为金唱片,其中的单曲《When I Close My Eyes》更是首次在排行榜上成为了冠军。紧接着在1997年,Kenny Chesney发行了个人第四张专辑《I Will Stand》,不仅单曲《She's Got It All》成为了单曲排行榜的冠军,专辑的销量也在一次超过了50万张。
1999年,Kenny Chesney的第五张个人专辑《Everywhere We Go》终于取得了重大的突破,在专辑中的两首冠军单曲《You Had Me From Hello》和《How Forever Feels》的刺激下,这张专辑的销量神奇的突破了两百万张,成为了Kenny Chesney的首张多白金专辑,这张专辑同时也让Kenny Chesney在流行排行榜Billboard 200排行榜上取得了突破,最高排在了排行榜的第13位。经过了长达六年的不懈努力工作,Kenny Chesney终于成为了一名一流的乡村歌星。
Kenny Chesney的新作《Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates》是自去年“南方小鸡”组合(Dixie Chicks(听歌))的格莱美获奖专辑《Taking the Long Way》以后首周销量最高的乡村音乐专辑。