Little Bits of Heaven

Story Behind The Song

This is a song about storing up a string of happy memories to get you through the tough times. In the tradition of "Don't Worry, Be Happy", it has a reggae undertone and a care-free offering of sage advice.

Song Description

This contageous, up-beat reggae-flavored song in the tradition of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is positive, uplifting and life-affirming. It contains a whimsical verse in Spanish and playful background vocals.

Song Length 4:10 Genre World - Reggae/Caribbean, Pop - General
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood In High Spirits, Delightful Subject Life, Philosophy
Similar Artists Bobby McFarin, Jason Mraz Language Multi-Language
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Little Bits of Heaven

music and lyrics by Johnny Schaefer

I met up with a wise man
and I told him my life story
how I always seem to feel things in extremes
I'm either dancin' on a mountain top
or crawlin' through a valley
don't seem to get too much time in between
Now why is it that sometimes life goes easy,
and I just feel so happy day to day?
I taste a little bit of heaven and it frees me, yeah.
then all at once, the feelin' goes away
and he say
Chorus
You take the little bits of heaven
and you string the together
into memories of things you love so well
and then the little bits of heaven
will hold you together
as you struggle through the little bouts of hell
hey. hey , yeah, yeah

I asked "how 'm I gonna live a life of passion
when I also want to live a life of peace?"
and he said "Balance is the highest form of action, yeah,
but sometimes most difficult to achieve.
Watcha do?
Chorus
Bridge
Well, heaven is a state of mind
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Well, whatcha look for, you will find
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

And, so, my friend, the next time you're dejected
Frustrated, and devoid of all your dreams
just conjure up some happy memories you've protected, yeah
Then sing this song
an Acoustic Remedy
here we go...
Chorus
Spanish Chorus

Tomas tus trocitos de cielo
Y los haces recuerdos O
Cosas que te hagan sentir bien (muy bien)
Y asi tus trocitos de cielo te
sacan del abismo cuando sientes que te CAes dentro de el
El cielo esta en tu corazon
Busca y encontraras
no hay espacio, ni tiempo
hey. hey , yeah, yeah

Repeat Chorus and fade out
All vocals by Johnny Schaefer
©copyright 1989, 2013 Johnny Schaefer Auditory Verve Music, ASCAP
Spanish translation by Paco Silva

works for me. vocal work is clear.......

Lyrics Johnny Schaefer Music Johnny Schaefer
Producer Johnny Schaefer and George Reich Publisher Auditory Verve Music, ASCAP
Performance All vocals by Johnny Schaefer Label Independently released through CD Baby
This track is on 2 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Ionut Mirel Udrea Best Pop Songs 1/15/2016
Ionut Mirel Udrea Best World Songs 1/15/2016

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