Put the World Away

[Intro – Calypso Guitar + Steel Guitar] [Bright island-style acoustic guitar rhythm, light shaker and congas, warm steel guitar answering the melody. Easygoing, sunny, carefree groove.] [Verse 1] I’ve been running on a clock that never quits, Chasing everybody else’s version of this. Phone keeps ringing, everybody needs a thing, Somewhere in the noise, I forgot how to breathe. So tonight I’m leaving all that behind, No more headlines, no more keeping up time. Got a little gravel road and a sky full of stars, And I’m headed back to where I remember who we are. [Chorus – Big Country Calypso Groove] I’m gonna put the world away for a while, Turn off the noise and let myself smile. Leave the worries at the edge of town, Let that old dirt road slow me down. No deadlines, no trying to be somebody else, Just a little time getting back to myself. Yeah, sometimes you gotta lose the whole world Just to find yourself again. [Verse 2] I’ll throw my boots up on the porch tonight, Listen to the crickets underneath the moonlight. Maybe play an old song, let the night roll on, Remembering the person I was before I got gone. Ain’t running away, I’m just taking a break, From carrying every problem that I never had to take. Tomorrow can wait till the morning comes, Tonight I’m gonna feel the freedom of where I’m from. [Chorus] I’m gonna put the world away for a while, Turn off the noise and let myself smile. Leave the worries at the edge of town, Let that old dirt road slow me down. No deadlines, no trying to be somebody else, Just a little time getting back to myself. Yeah, sometimes you gotta lose the whole world Just to find yourself again. [Bridge – Stripped Down] Ain’t nothing wrong with standing still, Sometimes that’s how you find your will. When the world gets loud and you lose your way, You gotta give yourself permission to walk away. [Final Chorus – Full Country Calypso] So I’m putting the world away tonight, Letting this old country sky set me right. No more noise, no more running around, Just me and this little piece of solid ground. I don’t need much to remember who I am, Just a piece of mind and a little open land. Yeah, sometimes you gotta lose the whole world Just to find yourself again. [Outro – Calypso Guitar + Steel Guitar] [Easy percussion fades, steel guitar carries the final melody.] “Tomorrow I’ll pick it all back up… But tonight, I’m just being me.”