Our world is a fast-moving world. We hardly have time to look around us to see what is out there, or time to to listen to the music of the earth - the wind in the trees, the gurgling of a stream, the laughter of children in a school yard at recess, the weeping of distraught mother. A lot of people are getting left behind. We need to step back, slow down, take a look around. This song is about that
Walk don't run you son-of-a-gun
Cause you know that the time will come
When a man has got to stand his ground
Cause the whole wide world is on the run
The best way to get where you want to go
Is slow, man, you gotta go slow
Cause the whole wide world is going too fast
Can't last, man, you gotta go slow
When you go fast, you just can't last
You burn out, bust up, crash
And you won't get a dime for what you save in time
In the end when you're facing the test
Don't jump the gun cause you want to run
Uphill and down in the sun
Cause when you get there, you just won't care
You'll be tired and you'll have missed all the fun
The best way to get where you want to go
Is slow, man, you gotta go slow
Cause the whole wide world is going to fast
Can't last, man, you gotta go slow
So, sit on a rock, take a look around
Learn a lesson from the things that grow in the ground
When you're young, you want to run in the noon-day sun
But as you grow, you learn to flow with the tide
The best way to get where you want to go
Is slow, man, you gotta go slow
Cause the whole wide world is going too fast
Can't last, man, you gotta go slow
@beacon Mar 2022
I love the message of this song, and the solo guitar really follows the message of taking it slower, and it's mirrored in the outro. Bravo!
#listeningskirmish
@liz561 Feb 2022
I like the walking pattern in the lower notes of the guitar. Good lyrics and a good message!