You can tell your old man you'll do some largemouth fishing another time You just got too much on your plate to bait and cast a line You can always put a rain check in his hand till you can't You can keep putting off forever with that girl who's heart you hold Swearing that you'll ask some day further down the road You can always put a diamond on her hand till you can't If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back If you're gonna love somebody, hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can Till you can't There's a box of greasy parts sitting in the trunk of that '65 Still waiting on you and your grandad to bring it back to life You can always get around to fixing up that Pontiac till you can't If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back If you're gonna love somebody, hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can Till you can't So take that phone call from your momma and just talk away 'Cause you'll never know how bad you wanna till you can't someday Don't wait on tomorrow 'cause tomorrow may not show Say your sorries, your I-love-yous, 'cause man you never know If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back If you're gonna love somebody, hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can Till you can't