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Stop and Smell the Roses Lyrics by Mac Davis
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Stop and Smell the Roses quick summary
- Recording: “Stop and Smell the Roses” is credited to Mac Davis.
- Released: Jun 1997 on “Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me / Stop and Smell the Roses”.
- Length: The recording runs 3:24.
- Genre: Filed under Country.
- Lyrics: This page has 35 lyric lines and 36 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
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The stored release association is “Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me / Stop and Smell the Roses”, dated 1997-06, with a duration of 3:24.
Stop and Smell the Roses lyrics by Mac Davis
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0:00Stop And Smell The Roses
0:03Mac Davis
0:05(Davis/Severinsen)
0:06Hey Mister
0:07Where you going in such a hurry
0:11Don't you think it's time you realized
0:17There's a whole lot more to life than work and worry
0:21The sweetest things in life are free
0:26And there right before your eyes
0:28You got to Stop and Smell the roses
0:33You've got to count your many blessings everyday
0:38You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
0:45If you don't Stop and Smell the roses along the way
0:51Before you went to work this morning in the city
0:56Did you spent some time with your family
1:03Did you kiss your wife and tell her that she's pretty
1:08Did you take your children to your breast and love them tenderly
1:13You got to Stop and Smell the roses
1:19You've got to count your many blessings everyday
1:24You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
1:31If you don't Stop and Smell the roses along the way
1:38Did you ever take a walk through the forest
1:47Stop and dream a while among the trees
1:52Well you can look up through the leaves right straight to heaven
1:58You can almost hear the voice of God
2:00In each any every breeze
2:03You got to Stop and Smell the Roses
2:09You've got to count your many blessings everyday
2:14You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
2:20If you don't Stop and Smell the Roses along the way
2:26You got to Stop and Smell the roses
2:31You've got to count your many blessings everyday
2:37You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
2:42If you don't Stop and Smell the roses along the way
2:52([email protected])
2:54♪
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Stop and Smell the Roses song profile
“Stop and Smell the Roses” by Mac Davis is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more Mac Davis lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Country song lyrics.
- Jun 1997Released
- 3:24Length
- 35Lyric lines
- 36Timed cues
- 174sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Stop And Smell The Roses” by Mac Davis
- 36 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
The release record places this version on “Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me / Stop and Smell the Roses.” Available release data dates this recording to 1997-06. This matched version has a duration of 3:24.
Lyric structure
The cached lyric contains 35 non-empty lines across 9 text sections. The synchronized sequence runs for about 174 seconds across 36 cues. The text repeats 4 line patterns; those returns are tracked as structure, not padded with an invented interpretation. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me / Stop and Smell the Roses
- Released
- 1997-06
- Length
- 3:24
- Recording source
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