G
There's a little boy out in the driveway
    Em            C
His basketball in hand
       D   
Saying Daddy could we play a little one on one

You pat him on the back and say not now son
      G            DC
I'm a busy man


    G
His sister's out on the sidewalk
Em                 C
Setting up a lemonade stand
    D
Hey Daddy don't you want to buy a glass from me
                                         G
You say maybe later, can't you see I'm a busy man
           Em         C
You got to go, got to run
       D               Em
Hit it hard and get it done
C            Am               D
Everyone can see you're going far
           Em             C
You got responsibilities
         D                Em
A crazy schedule that you keep
             F                
And when you say that time's a-wasting
          Am                 D
You don't know how right you are
         G
Busy man

There's a woman in the bedroom crying
Em                      C
Saying I thought we had plans
        D
You say honey I'm sorry I'll make it up

When the job slows down and I'm not such
  G
A busy man
           Em         C
You got to go, got to run
       D               G
Hit it hard and get it done
C             Am              D
Everyone can see you're going far
        Em                C
You got responsibilities
        D                 Em
A crazy schedule that you keep
             F
And when you say that time's a-wasting
          Am                 D 
You don't know how right you are
        G
Busy man
         D                           C
Have you ever seen a headstone with these words
   Am          C                 D
If only I had spent more time at work
          G
There's a call one day from the office
     Em                   C
They need you down in Birmingham
    D
You say no way, the weekend's mine

I got plans with the kids and a date with my wife
      G
I'm a busy man
           Em         C
You got to go, got to run
       D                   G
Take a break and have some fun
C                   Am          
Those that love you most
                D
Say you've come far
         Em               C
Got some new priorities
         D                Em
In that schedule that you keep
             F   
And when you say that time's a-wasting
        Am                 D
Now you know how right you are
         G
Busy man