Story Behind The Song

oh ya know I was just walking to get coffee one morning and I couldn't believe all the great fragrances in the neighborhood. It took like 3 years for me to get my nose back, after quitting smoking.

Song Description

Quitting smoking

Lyrics

Smelled The Spring
Copyright 2004 Ric Seaberg


In terms of all the senses, God?s proudest moment rose
When he fashioned on the face of man...the power of the nose
Just the fragrance of a daphne, tends to make me calm
And when I pass by her perfume...... I can still see my dear mom

Oh, I started smokin? early, it was favored in my clique
And I learned to love it somehow, determined not to quit
But as the years went by I had to get a handle on that thing
And it was such a revelation,
When I finally smelled the Spring

Chorus
I smell chlorophyll a?risin?, in my neighbor?s new mown lawn
When I walk t?get my coffee, in the peace before the dawn
I can smell espresso brewing, a block before the store
And in hail the pavement sweetens, like it never did before

Bridge
Well I used to smell the car exaust , rotten eggs and dirty clothes
But only smells that made it through the smoke inside my nose
Fish inside the garbage, sewage and a skunk...
Lets just say the only things I smelled were things that stunk....

Verse 3
Now I smell the summer waiting, in the breeze my curtains send
And the cherry blossom special, which I highly recommend
And the earth below the garden, and the flowers by the swing
It was such a revelation
When I finally smelled the Spring

Chorus
I smell chlorophyll a?risin?, in my neighbor?s new mown lawn
When I walk t?get my coffee, in the peace before the dawn
And I admit there?s days that I still miss my nicotine
But I found a new addiction
When I finally smelled the Spring

Oh it?s just like second nature...
Since I finally smelled the Spring