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ITS OWN SWEET TIME
IT’S LIKE AN OL FREIGHT TRAIN / JUST ALONG THRU THEM HILLS
SOMETIMES THE GRADE IS STEEP / YOU’RE BREATHIN HARD THROUGH THEM GILLS
BUT THEN IT LEVELS OUT / WHEN YOU’RE TUCKERED OUT
AND THE CHURCH BELLS STARTIN UP THEIR CHIME
IT HAPPENS / WHEN IT HAPPENS / IN ITS OWN SWEET TIME
YOU WANNA PUSH RIGHT THRU TO THE OTHER SIDE
MIGHT NOT BE FOR A WHILE
CUZ THE WORLD MOST TIMES WEARS A DIFFERENT WATCH
AND LOOKS AT YOU WITH A SMILE
SOME DAY I MIGHT JUST BE / A PATIENT MAN / THERE’S STILL HOPE
BEFORE I RUN OUTTA DIMES / OR PAST MY PRIME / OUT OF ROPE
SUCHA BIG TEMPTATION / WHEN DESTINATIONS
SEEM MUCH BETTER THAN THE CLIMB
IT HAPPENS / WHEN IT HAPPENS / IN ITS OWN SWEET TIME
THERE’S SUCH A PUSH AND PULL TO THE OTHER SIDE
TUG A WARS / TAKE A WHILE
BUT THE LIFE WE KNOW SETS A DIFFERENT CLOCK
AND IT LOOKS AT US WITH A GREAT BIG SMILE
IT HAPPENS / WHEN IT HAPPENS / WHEN THOSE CHURCH BELLS CHIME
IT HAPPENS / WHEN IT HAPPENS / IN ITS OWN SWEET TIME
THis sounds like a summer evening song on a pouch (by a pool?) just sitting and nodding along! Love it dad!
ok ok not a pouch but a porch 🙂
Hey Natalie (Mia’s mom),
We’ve gone out of our way to try and provide a kangeroo friendly listening environment, and have seen a number of them on their front porches, sitting in rockers and cranking this tune.
Thanks.
Tom,
I’m toe tapping, toe tapping baby! Really like this one! Joe
Hello Joe,
Thank you, Joe. Now, at the same time you’re tapping your toes, we need ya to add some foot stomping on the 4. Try it.
Glad you kept your top up on this one.
Tom
I’m a stomping Tom!!! I’m a stomping!!!
Joe