March 11, 2011

Hello World by Lady Antebellum

Traffic crawls, cell phone calls
Talk video screams at me
Through my tinted window I see
A little girl, rust red minivan
She's got chocolate on her face
Got little hands, and she waves at me
Yeah, she smiles at me

Hello world

How've you been?
Good to see you, my old friend
Sometimes I feel cold as steel
Broken like I'm never gonna heal
I see a light, a little hope
In a little girl
Hello world


Every day I drive by

A little white church
It's got these little white crosses
Like angels in the yard
Maybe I should stop on in
Say a prayer
Maybe talk to God
Like he is here
Oh I know he is there
Yeah, I know he's there

Hello world

How've you been?
Good to see you, my old friend
Sometimes I feel as cold as steel
And broken like I'm never going to heal
I see a light
A little grace, a little faith unfurled
Hello world


Sometimes I forget what living's for

And I hear my life through my front door
And I'll be there
Oh I'm home again
I see my wife, little boy, little girl
Hello world
Hello world

All the empty disappears

I remember why I'm here
Just surrender and believe
I fall down on my knees
Oh hello world
Hello world
Hello world 


When I first heard this song play a few weeks ago on the radio, I fell in love with it. And I thought instant...wow I really like "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum as well as "I Run To You." My brain went "Hmm...maybe I should buy their cd!" So I did. :)

And I just saw the music video for "Hello World" the other day, and it got me thinking. What if it's true that we all can change the world with just a simple smile and a wave, to/from a stranger? I know attitude has a lot to do with the way we are being affected by the world, but what if we purposely just took one moment a day to smile and wave at someone?

The music to this song is so soothing and wonderful, I could listen to it all day long. But the words are what make this song so amazing.

The video is below, but before you watch it, think about today. How can you change someones life?


Maybe I should stop on in
Say a prayer
Maybe talk to God
Like He is here
Oh I know He is there
Yeah, I know He's there
 
There are so many opportunities out there. Use your life as a gift that you have been given and spread your joy to someone else. (and yes, you don't actually have to be happy or joyful to smile) So do it. Make a difference. And maybe...just maybe, save a life.