Slow Down

Out between the rolling valley
Where time does quickly fly
There lived a humble farmer
That dreamed towards the sky

From dawn until the dusk light
He worked the land each day
A pace so quick and heavy
No chance to dream away

And his hands moved fast and nimble
Like a hummingbird's beating wings
But in his haste he couldn't wait
And he missed those special things

Slow down
Count those years running
Slow down
Come now hold up
Let time be that reason enough

The summer sun would rise and set
In the blinking of an eye
As he raced to beat the darkening clouds
That quickly passed him by
And he plowed and sowed the turning fields
With a frantic fevered pace
Never ceasing or now pausing
To marvel at nature's grace

Slow down
Count those years running
Slow down
Come now hold up
Let time be that reason enough

Each spring the crops would grow so fast
But something was amiss
For his busy life was empty
With no one to share it with
He longed for someone special
He knew that time would bring
But life would never calm things down
To hear those new birds sing

Now one day in those pastures green
A fresh corner of the field
His weary eyes caught something
That the morning sun revealed
One tiny bird was growing
So delicate and small
A rose had blossomed in his eyes
Through the chaos of it all

Slow down
Count those years running
Slow down
Come now hold up
Let time be that reason enough