Eight years old, a couple cane poles, sitting down by the creek
Our lines in the water, watching those bombers, seeing that red sun sink
Mama's on the porch yelling, "Supper's hot, y'all come and get it"
We yelled, "Five more minutes"
At 16, it was, 12:03 standing at her front door
Katie's dad said midnight, but we needed just a little more
Yellow light flipping on and off, interrupting that goodnight kissing
We wanted five more minutes
The time rolls by, the clock don't stop
I wish I had a few more drops
Of the good stuff, the good times
Yeah, oh, but they just keep on flying
Right on by, like it ain't nothing
Wish I had me a pause button
Moments like those, Lord knows I'd hit it
And give myself five more minutes
At 18, turned my helmet in and walked to the 50-yard line
It's just the coach and me, after we lost state ten to nine
And I cried, "Man, next time to get in here, I'll have to buy a ticket"
Can't you give me five more minutes, yeah
The time rolls by, the clock don't stop
I wish I had a few more drops
Of the good stuff, the good times
Yeah, oh, but they just keep on flying
Right on by, like it ain't nothing
Wish I had me a pause button
Moments like those, Lord knows I'd hit it
And give myself five more minutes
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At 86, my grandpa said, "There's angels in the room"
With all the family gathered 'round, knew the time was coming soon
With so much left to say, I prayed Lord, I ain't finished
Just give us five more minutes
Time rolls by, the clock don't stop
And I wish I had a few more drops
Of the good stuff, the good times
Yeah, oh, but they just keep on flying
Right on by, like it ain't nothing
And I wish I had me a pause button
Moments like those, Lord knows I'd hit it
Yeah, sometimes this old life will leave you wishing
That you had five more minutes
Just five
Oh, five more minutes