Story Behind The Song
family values based on christian principals are a good place to start - even for a secular life
Song Description
LYRICS - the continuation of traditional family values and the passing on of wisdom. A mother tells her own children what she learned from her Grandma - the recipe that gave her a long and happy life......MUSIC - a big ri
| Song Length |
3:47 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, Joyful |
Subject |
You, Yours, Philosophy |
| Similar Artists |
Reba Mcentire, Trisha Yearwood |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
GRANDMA?S RECIPE
I found an old photograph behind the stove
Took me right back to when I?s five years old
Family on the front porch n? Grandma there
Sittin? in her favourite chair
That was the day I learned about forgivin?
Cause I asked Grandma ? why was she still livin? ? ?
I guess I was told I oughta say sorry
?Cause Grandma said don?t worry
she said out of the mouths of little children
comes a truth that?s pure an? I?ve learned to listen
I can?t say I know an? I won?t tell a lie
But here?s something to think on as time goes by
Put your mixed blessings in a bowl of love
With some milk o? human kindness an? mix it up
Add a little music for sweet harmony
An? a little touch of faith, hope and charity
After that it?s up to you to say
But a little spice of life goes a long long way
I?ve lived long and happy so it worked for me
I guess you could call it Grandma?s recipe
Well the years roll past an? now I?m full grown
Least far enough along to have some kids of my own
I aim to keep ?em growing up straight and true
Same as we all do
They?re old enough now to ask about life
Finding their way through the wrong and the right
? Times I rein ?em in, ? times I let ?em run
that?s what they expect from their mom
but there ain?t an answer to every question
times like that here?s what I tell ?em
my Grandma ? she learned a thing or two
And she?d want me to pass this on to you
Put your mixed blessings in a bowl of love
With some milk o? human kindness an? mix it up
Add a little music for sweet harmony
An? a little touch of faith, hope and charity
After that it?s up to you to say
But a little spice of life goes a long long way
She lived long and happy and it seems to me
There?s plenty of good in Grandma?s recipe
All I can say is it works for your Daddy and me
Put your mixed blessings in a bowl of love
With some milk o? human kindness an? mix it up
Add a little music for sweet harmony
An? a little touch of faith, hope and charity
After that it?s up to you to say
But a little spice of life goes a long long way
She lived long and happy it was plain to see
It had something to do with Grandma?s recipe
Grandma?s recipe
© Neil Evans 2007