I was scared half to death   I couldn't catch my breath   'Cause that old tree down by the river   Was thirty feet high      That's when I heard my daddy's voice   He said, ?Son you've got a choice   You can climb down now   Or you can fly?      This ain't no time to be afraid   Or look the other way   If your prayers have all been prayed   Then you just let it come what may      If you're not brave enough to try   Then life will pass you by   All we have is today   There ain't no time to be afraid      At the altar my best man   Said, ?Since I am your friend   It's my job to inform you   It's not too late to run?      She was comin' down the aisle   All I could do was smile   I whispered, ?No my friend   I'm sure I found the one?      This ain't no time to be afraid   Or look the other way   If your prayers have all been prayed   Then you just let it come what may      If you're not brave enough to try   Then life will pass you by   All we have is today   There ain't no time to be afraid      Keep your faith   When you're out there all alone   When you're faced   With your fears, just walk on      I was scared half to death   Till he took his first breath   He was kickin' and a screamin'   Lord, I loved that sound      With a house way too small   A stack of bills too tall   I thought only one thing   Really matters now      This ain't no time to be afraid   Or look the other way   If your prayers have all been prayed   Then you just let it come what may      If you're not brave enough to try   Then life will pass you by   From the cradle to the grave   There ain't no time to be afraid   All we have is today   There ain't no time to be afraid