[Verse 1]
Wake up to the sunlight with your windows open
Don't hold in your anger or leave things unspoken
Wear your red dress
Use your good dishes
Make a big mess, and make lots of wishes
Have what you want, but want what you have
Hmmmmm
And don't spend your life lookin' back

[Chorus]
Turn up the music
Turn it up loud
Take a few chances
And let it all out
'Cause you won't regret it
Lookin' back from where you have been
'Cause it's not who you knew
And it's not what you did
It's how you lived

[Verse 2]
So go to the ball games
And go to the ballet
Go see your folks more than just on the holidays
Kiss all your children
Dance with your wife
Tell your husband you love him every night
Don't run from the truth 'cause you can't get away
Oh No...
Just face it and you'll be okay!
[Chorus]
Turn up the music
Turn it up loud
Take a few chances
And let it all out
'Cause you won't regret it
Lookin' back from where you have been
'Cause it's not who you knew
And it's not what you did
It's how you lived

Ohhhh

[Bridge]
Wherever you are
And wherever you been
Now is the time to begin...

[Verse 3]
To give to the needy
And pray for the grieving
Even when you don't think that you can
'Cause all that you do
Is bound to come back to You
So think of your fellow man
Make peace with God, but make peace with yourself
'Cause in the end there's nobody else
[Chorus]
Turn up the music
Turn it up loud!
Take a few chances
And let it all out
'Cause you won't regret it
Lookin' back from where you have been
'Cause it's not who you knew
And it's not what you did
It's how you lived

[Outro]
Cause it's not who you knew
And it's not what you did
It's how you lived
Oooooh