Gentle Hearts

Story Behind The Song

My father passed away in 2002. He was a WWII vet and a banker, an an ordinary man who raised, with my mom, 6 kids. He taught us honesty and tolerance. His mark on the world was the family he raised.

Song Description

This song is dedicated not only to my father but to all the fathers, mentors, and positive influences on us all. So fill your glass and rise up with me, let our memories serve their part and drink a toast of fellowship to the quiet ones with the gentle hearts.

Song Length 4:31 Genre Country - Americana, Country - Alternative
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Poignant, Peaceful Subject Hero, Pride
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

He touched our lives with quiet fingers
Left no handprints on the wall
But he gave us more than just faded pictures
Before he left the crowded hall

Anyone who ever knew him
Those who'd seen his life unfold
Knew a gentle heart with a quiet manner
In a world of chaos cruel and cold

CHORUS
So fill your glass and rise up with me
Let our memories serve their part
And drink a toast of fellowship
To the quiet ones with the gentle hearts


He lived to see this time of overflow
This Tower of Babel world today
Where the more we learn the less we know
And the more we talk the less we say

Where the march to war is all the rage
Where children die and lives are shattered
Pushed by those who never faced the fray
And the bottom line is all that matters

CHORUS

Spoken:
As a young man he played the soldiers part
He faced his fears undeterred
But he never let hatred or bitterness into his heart
I never heard him say an unkind word

He was a banker by his trade
And as honest a man as I ever knew...
Once told me he'd wished he'd been a teacher
And I regret I never told him that by his example he taught us how live our lives straight and true

CHORUS

He touched our lives with quiet fingers
Left no handprints on the wall
But Words remain and his spirit lingers
To touch the hearts of us one and all

CHORUS

A gentle, understated song sung with a gentle, pleasant voice. I know the percussion is reale country, and I wish it didn't bother me so much, but drums can bee creative too. I like the sentiment and the love for fellow beings in this song. It is a mini biography, celebrating a friend. I like it a lot.

Lyrics Steve Robinson Music Steve Robinson
Producer Tom Griffith Publisher Stellarob Music
Performance Acoustic guitar and vocals - Steve Robinson, Drums - Steve Holley, Bass - Bob Stander, Electric guitar - Mike Nugent, Piano - Mark Mancini, Organ - Tom Griffith

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