La canción When You Say Nothing at All fue escrita por Paul Overstreet y Don Schlitz a mediados de la década de 1980. La historia detrás de su creación es que, después de una larga sesión de composición, decidieron tomar un descanso. Durante este descanso, Schlitz comenzó a tocar una melodía en su guitarra, y Overstreet notó que incluso sin palabras, la música transmitía un poderoso mensaje. Inspirados por esta idea, crearon una canción que habla ... Ver más [+] sobre el poder de la comunicación y conexión más allá de las palabras. Originalmente grabada por Keith Whitley en 1988, la canción también se hizo famosa con la versión de Alison Krauss en 1995, y más tarde con la versión de Ronan Keating.
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It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart,
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without saying a word you can light up the dark.
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Try as I may I could never explain
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what I hear when you don't say a thing.
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The smile on your face lets me know that you need me.
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There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me.
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The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall.
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You say it best, when you say nothing at [Instrumental] all.
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All day long I can hear people talking out loud,
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but when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd.
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Old Mister Webster could never define
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what's been said between your heart and mine.
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The smile on your face lets me know that you need me.
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There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me.
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The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall.
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You say it best, when you say nothing at [Instrumental] all.
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The smile on your face lets me know that you need me.
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There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me.
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The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall.
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You say it best, when you say nothing at [Instrumental] all.