[INTRO – slow burn, 4 bars]
[VERSE 1 – intimate]
Smoke rolling slow off a beat-up grill
Sun sinking low behind the hill
Kids running wild, barefoot feet
Laughing loud over not much to speak
Old lawn chairs and a secondhand tune
Radio playing something we knew
A long week finally letting go
When the world feels lighter moving slow
[PRE-CHORUS – build]
I used to think it had to be more
Chasing something just out the door
[CHORUS – grounded blues-country]
I ain’t chasing diamonds or bigger dreams
I’m chasing the little things
Smoke in the air, bare feet in the sand
Cold drink sweating in my hand
Let the world spin, we’ll stay right here
This kind of living’s all I need
Yeah, I’m chasing the little things
[VERSE 2 – laid-back pocket]
Float downriver, let the water decide
No plans at all, just along for the ride
Sky doing the talking, clouds drifting by
No hurry left in the back of my mind
Sunburn shoulders, laughter carries
Nothing heavy that we’re carrying
Just letting the hours slip on through
Like they’ve got nothing better to do
[PRE-CHORUS – space]
Funny how it all makes sense
When you stop trying to climb the fence
[CHORUS – fuller]
I ain’t chasing diamonds or bigger dreams
I’m chasing the little things
Smoke in the air, bare feet in the sand
Cold drink sweating in my hand
Let the world spin, we’ll stay right here
This kind of living’s all I need
Yeah, I’m chasing the little things
[VERSE 3 – stripped, storytelling]
Front porch talks after long days done
Laughing at jokes that ain’t that fun
Kids in the backseat, half asleep
Head on my shoulder, quiet peace
Sneaking away on a Friday night
Cheap wine, streetlights, neon signs
Holding hands like we still got time
Like this old world can wait in line
[BRIDGE – breakdown, half-time]
Spent too long thinking I was behind
Measuring life in dollar signs
Turns out peace don’t make a sound
It shows up when you slow it down
[BREAK – instrumental, 2 bars]
Let the fire burn low tonight
Let the stars do all the light
[FINAL CHORUS – controlled power, band drop last line]
I ain’t chasing diamonds or bigger dreams
I’m chasing the little things
Smoke in the air, bare feet in the sand
Cold drink sweating in my hand
Let the world spin, we’ll stay right here
This kind of living’s all I need
Yeah, I’m chasing the little things
[OUTRO – soft fade]
Yeah, the little things
Yeah… the little things
MRLincoln
