there s a little boy out in the driveway his basketball in hand saying daddy could we play a little one on one you pat him on the back and say not now son i m a busy man his sister s out on the sidewalk setting up a lemonade stand hey daddy don t you want to buy a glass from me you say maybe later can t you see i m a busy man you got to go got to run hit it hard and get it done everyone can see you re going far you got responsibilities a crazy schedule that you keep and when you say that time s a wasting you don t know how right you are a busy man there s a women in the bedroom crying saying i thought we had plans you say honey i m sorry i ll make it up when the job slows down and i m not such a busy man have you ever seen a headstone with these words if only i had spent more time at work there s a call one day from the office they need you down in birmingham you say no way the weekend s mine i got plans with the kids and a date with my wife i m a busy man you got to go got to run take a break and have some fun those that love you most say you ve come far got some new priorities in that schedule that you keep and when you say that time s a wasting now you know how right you are a busy man