There's a little boy out in the driveway

His basketball in hand

Saying daddy can we play a little one on one

You pat him on the back and say not now son

Im a busy man

His sisters 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

Im 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 times a wasting

You don't know how right you are

Busy man

There's a woman in the bedroom crying

Saying i thought we had plans

You say honey im sorry I'll make it up

When the job slows down and im not such

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

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

Busy man