SONG FOR THE LIFE
(Rodney Crowell)


Jerry Jeff Walker - 1977
John Denver - 1979
Rodney Crowell - 1978
Johnny Cash - 1978
Waylon Jennings - 1981
Alison Krauss - 1987
Alan Jackson - 1994





I don't drink as much as I ought to
Lately that just ain't my style
The hard times don't hurt like they used to
They pass quicker like when I was a child

And somehow I've learned how to listen
For a sound like the sun going down
In the magic that morning is bringing
There's a song for the life I have found
It keeps my feet on the ground

(Instrumental Break)

The mid-summer days ain't so heavy
They just flow like a breeze through your mind
And nothing appears in a hurry
To make up for some old lost times

And somehow I've learned how to listen
For a sound like the sun going down
In the magic that morning is bringing
There's a song for the life I have found
It keeps my feet on the ground

Somehow I've learned how to listen
For a sound like a breeze dying down
In the magic that morning is bringing
There's a song for the friend I have found
She keeps my feet on the ground






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2013)