Vapor
Gerald Reeder
Asheville Music Publishing / BMI / Chris White Music / BMI
Life is just a vapor
First you’re born and then you’re old
And the things you do between the two
Is the story that gets told
Act one is when you crawl
Until you learn to drive
And you think you know it all
And you have forever in this life
Act two is when you’re married
With children of your own
And you wonder how you’ll pay
For the house, the braces and the broken bones
Ah but life goes on
And each day’s a little bit clearer
And the stories being told
By the man that’s in the mirror
Chorus
The man in the mirror his life you can trace
By the story that’s told
Through the lines on his face
A reflection of life
That each day becomes clearer
And it’s all being told by the man in the mirror
Act three is when the kids are grown
And they’re having babies of their own
And you miss ‘em
And you wish that they would visit home
And you’re thinking about retiring
Cause your body aches you know
Andy you’re scared that if you don’t
Well they’re just gonna let you go
Now the final act is here
And your race is nearly run
But your face it shows no fear
Because of faith in the son
And your families gathered round
As the curtain now is drawn
And you lay this body down
As your spirit moves on
And your vision of Heaven
Has now become clear
And there’s peace on the face
Of the man in the mirror