Slow Down and See

[Intro: fingerpicked acoustic, four rising notes] [Verse 1: Bubba, male] I hurried past the morning With tomorrow in my shoes, Had a whole day's worth of answers To a question I might lose. Then I noticed I was missing Even where my feet had been; I stopped beside the daylight And let the morning in. [Chorus: Bubba; Darlene, female harmony] Slow down and see, There's a little room to breathe. When I catch my mind a-wandering, I can let that thought just leave. Lord, I don't need every answer To be here beneath these trees; Bring me back to this small moment, Slow down and see. [Verse 2: Bubba] I won't pretend I'm finished, I still wander off sometimes. But seeing that I'm somewhere else Ain't another fault to find. The world keeps right on turning, And the kettle starts to sing; I don't have to chase the whole road To take the step I'm in. [Chorus: duet] Slow down and see, There's a little room to breathe. When I catch my mind a-wandering, I can let that thought just leave. Lord, I don't need every answer To be here beneath these trees; Bring me back to this small moment, Slow down and see. [Bridge: Darlene, female] Mercy meets the one returning, Not a scorecard in His hand. Let the quiet be an opening; Lord, I'm here, help me stand. [Final chorus: duet, warm lift] Slow down and see, There's a little room to breathe. I can hear the porch boards settling, Feel the ground beneath my feet. Lord, I don't need every answer To be here beneath these trees; Bring me back to this small moment, Slow down and see. [Outro: Bubba, softly] Here I am. Slow down and see. [Acoustic motif; clean resolved ending]