This song is about a shift of focus from things we can and often easily meausure to things we cannot measure.
Lyrics:
Way of the world is to measure it all
It makes life simple and clear
Length times width multiplied by depth
Storage compartments to keep stuff near
Count by numbers, or A-Z
Sort by colors or small, medium, large
Test for introvert or extrovert
Tell how to learn by pictures or sound
In the end the
things that count most
can't be so easily scored
The love of a parent
The trust of a child
the hope of a student
the drive of a musician
Get out to world and notice the ways
measurements tell the story for all
Three miles to the rink; five to the mall
Fifteen minutes to cross town in traffic
Buy food in pounds, pints and ounces
Count carbs sugars salts and fat.
Check the smart watch for important stuff
Blood pressure and heart rate texts or calls
In the end the
things that count most
can't be so easily scored
the urge of a lover
the joy of a singer
the spirit of a teacher
the dream of a grandma
Take a new tack get out of the rut
Find new ways to frame the world
Let actions give meaning and feel
to a world that is far too strict.
In the end the
things that count most
can't be so easily scored
The love of a parent
The trust of a child
the hope of a student
the drive of a musician
the urge of a lover
the joy of a singer
the spirit of a teacher
the dream of a grandma
