I don't drink as much as I ought to Lately it just ain't my style The hard times don't hurt like they used to They pass quicker like when I was a child 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 Solo The midsummer days ain't so heavy They just flow like the breeze all the time When nothing appears in a hurry To make up for some old lost time Somehow I 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 learned to how to listen To a sound like the sun going 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 From Rodney Crowell "Ain't Living Long Like This" Warner Brothers Records 1978 Copyright Tessa Publishing Corp