Alan Jackson

Released: July 17, 2015

Songwriter: Troy Jones Greg Becker

Producer: Keith Stegall

[Verse 1]
When God paints
Birds sing
He colors every feather on a sparrows wings
When God paints
The wind blows
With a stroke of love he dips his brush in a rainbow

[Chorus]
Sometimes I take for granted the simple things
I can be his biggest critic when it starts to rain
There's always a bigger picture I can't explain

[Verse 2]
When God paints
The heart beats, a life begins
A season ends, and lovers meet
And Iv'e learned
That sometimes its not always black and white
Or well defined
When God Paints

[Chorus]
Sometimes I take for granted the simple things
I can be his biggest critic when it starts to rain
There's always a bigger picture I can't explain

[Verse 3]
When God paints
We dance
And I reach across the canvas and I take your hand
And my world is so complete
When I look at you a masterpiece is all I see
When God paints

[Chorus]
Sometimes I take for granted the simple things
I can be his biggest critic when it starts to rain
There's always a bigger picture I can't explain
When God paints

[Outro]
I pray I always see the beauty inside the frame
When God paints

Alan Eugene Jackson was born October 17, 1958 in Newnan, Georgia to Joseph Eugene “Daddy Gene” and Ruth Musick “Mama Ruth” Jackson. He has four older sisters, Diane; twins Cathy & Carol and Connie. He attended Elm Street Elementary School and Newnan High School in Newnan, GA and also attended one year at West Georgia College. Alan married Denise on December 15, 1979. They have three daughters. Mattie Denise was born June 19, 1990; Alexandra Jane “Ali” was born August 23, 1993 and Dani Grace was born August 28, 1997. The 6'4" country music singer-songwriter is known for blending honky-tonk and mainstream country sounds. He also writes many of his own songs. To date, he’s released over 15 albums.

Jackson has sold over 80 million records, and more than 50 of his singles having appeared on Billboard’s “Top 40 Country Songs”. He’s won two Grammys and 16 CMA Awards.

He is known for “I’d Love You All Over Again”, “Country Boy”, “I Don’t Even Know Your Name”, and “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)”.

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