Story Behind The Song
I spent much of my adult life chasing the next adrenaline rush instead of stopping to smell the roses and count my blessings in the present. I missed out on a lot of the really important stuff of life. I finally figured it out by listening to my inner voice.
Song Description
Life is what happens while your busy making other plans. We spend too much time and energy chasing dreams, planning our future, seeking fame, fortune and success. When we are still and quiet and we listen to our inner voice, it tells us we should be living in the now, enjoying life as it is.
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Country - Religious, Country - Religious |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Troubled |
Subject |
Regret, Life |
| Similar Artists |
Tim Mcgraw, Jason Aldean |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Still Small Voice
by
Howard Levinson
You could say he lived a full life,
A lot of years and a couple of wives,
Five kids, two who will carry his name.
Too much time living in bars
Whiskey and smoke and playing guitar,
The story's written on his arms in ink and scars
It ain't about what you got,
Who you are or what you're not,
Or if the spotlight ever shines upon your face
It's about joy and love,
Family and friends and the man above,
If you just make the choice, you'll hear that still, small voice.
In a hurry to get somewhere
Any place other than just right here
When all he had to do was come on home.
Life's lessons don't come too quick,
At 100 miles an hour, that clock still ticks,
He never found peace in the bottle or the bank.
It ain't about what you got,
Who you are or what you're not,
Or if the spotlight ever shines upon your face
It's about joy and love,
Family and friends and the man above,
If you just make the choice, you'll hear that still, small voice.
While chasing his dreams, life passed him by,
His babies grew and mama died
He missed the best parts in a blink of an eye
I'm a lot like him, I couldn't hear, took me over forty years,
I finally turned from the noise and heard that voice,
That still small voice.
It ain't about what you got,
Who you are or what you're not,
Or if the spotlight ever shines upon your face
It's about joy and love,
Family and friends and the man above,
If you just make the choice, you'll hear that still, small voice.