[edit] Career
Wariner began performing as a youth in his father's band and in local clubs. In 1971, he was hired as a bassist for Dottie West's band. He also worked heavily with Chet Atkins (one of his childhood influences) and he played with Bob Luman's band.
His first major recording contract was with RCA Records in 1978. His first single releases failed to chart in the top 40 of Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart, although the song "I'm Already Taken" was re-released in 1999, peaking at #3 that year. His first No. 1 hit came in December, 1981, with "All Roads Lead to You."
However, his real popularity didn't take off until the mid-1980s, when he began recording for MCA Records. During his six-year stint with MCA, he scored 19 consecutive top 10 hits, eight of them going to No. 1 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart. The most successful of those songs included "Some Fools Never Learn" (1985, his second No. 1 hit), "What I Didn't Do" (1985), "You Can Dream of Me" (1986), "Lynda" (1987) and "I Got Dreams" (1989).
In the early 1990s, Wariner continued his success with Arista Records, with several of his songs reaching the top 10. But his success soon tapered off, as radio programmers became more interested in newer performers.
Wariner, however, continued to maintain his popularity through his instrumental talents. One example was 1991's "Restless," a collaboration with Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill and Mark O'Connor (from O'Connor's album The New Nashville Cats). "Restless" won Wariner (as well as Skaggs and Gill) his first Grammy Award in 1991 for Best Country Vocal Collaboration. In 1996, Wariner released an album of all instrumental tracks called No More Mr. Nice Guy. Though well-received by critics, it proved to be Wariner's last album for Arista.
Wariner also remained in the public eye with his songwriting talents. His composition, "Longneck Bottle" (a No. 1 hit by Garth Brooks), along with a No. 1 duet from early 1998 with singer Anita Cochran called "What If I Said" (his first No. 1 in more than eight years) reinvigorated Wariner's career.
The highlight of Wariner's career came in the spring of 1998. Now recording for Capitol Records, his song "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - a song about dealing with grief of close friends and relatives - promptly shot to No. 2 and won the Country Music Association awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year.
Wariner also collaborated with other well-known singers and songwriters, including Clint Black and Bill Anderson; he also scored several more hits, most notably 1999's "Two Teardrops" and "I'm Already Taken" (the latter a re-recording of his 1978 debut release).
[edit] Discography
Main article: Steve Wariner discography
[edit] External links
The Official Fan Club Website
Grand Ole Opry Bio
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wariner"
Holes In The Floor Of Heaven
Steve Wariner Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
When grandma passed away
I was a broken hearted little boy
Blowing out that birthday cake
How I cried when the sky let go
With a cold and lonesome rain
Mama smiled, said, "Don't be sad child
Grandma's watching you today"
'Cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven
And her tears are pouring down
That's how you know she's watching
Wishing she could be here now
And sometimes if you're lonely
Just remember she can see
There's holes in the floor of Heaven
And she's watching over you and me
Seasons come and seasons go
Nothing stays the same
I grew up, fell in love
Met a girl who took my name
Year by year, we made a life
In this sleepy little town
I thought we'd grow old together
Lord, I sure do miss her now
But there's holes in the floor of Heaven
And her tears are pouring down
That's how you know she's watching
Wishing she could be here now
And sometimes when I'm lonely
I remember she can see
There's holes in the floor of Heaven
And she's watching over you and me
Well, my little girl is 23
I walk her down the aisle
It's a shame her mom can't be here now
To see her lovely smile
They throw the rice, I catch her eye
As the rain starts coming down
She takes my hand, says, "Daddy don't be sad
'Cause I know mama's watching now"
And there's holes in the floor of Heaven
And her tears are pouring down
That's how you know she's watching
Wishing she could be here now
And sometimes when I'm lonely
I remember she can see
Yes, there's holes in the floor of Heaven
And she's watching over you and me
Watching over you and me
Watching over you and me
Watching over you and me
The song "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" by Steve Wariner is a tribute to loved ones who have passed away. The song is about a little boy who lost his grandma on the eve of his eighth birthday. As he blows out his birthday candles, he is filled with grief and crying. The tears from the sky, symbolize the tears his grandma is shedding in heaven. His mother comforts him by reminding him that his grandma is still watching over him from heaven.
As the boy grows up, he falls in love and starts a new life. However, tragedy strikes yet again when his spouse dies. He misses her terribly and wishes she were still with him. The song ends with a hopeful note as the boy’s daughter gets married. Although her mother can't be there, she is watching over her daughter, and the "holes in the floor of heaven" are her tears streaming down.
The song has a powerful message that when someone we love dies, they are never truly gone. They are watching over us, guiding us, and their love will always be with us. The tears that fall from the holes in the floor of heaven represent the love, grief, and emotion that we still have for those who have passed on.
Line by Line Meaning
One day shy of eight years old,
When grandma passed away.
The singer was only a day away from turning eight when his grandma died.
I was a broken hearted little boy,
Blowing out that birthday cake.
The singer was extremely sad as he blew out his birthday candles.
How I cried when the sky let go,
With a cold lonesome rain.
The singer cried a lot when it started raining heavily.
My mom smiled, said: "Don't be sad child.
"Grandma's watching you today."
The artist's mom comforted him, telling him that his grandma was watching over him.
"'cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven,
"And her tears are pouring down.
"That's how you know she's watching,
"Wishing she could be here now.
"An' sometimes if you're lonely,
"Just remember she can see.
"There's holes in the floor of Heaven
"And she's watching over you and me."
The holes in the floor of Heaven are where the tears of the artist's grandma are falling, and that's how he knows she's watching over him. Even if he's lonely, grandma can still see him through the holes in the floor of Heaven and is watching over him.
Seasons come and seasons go,
Nothing stays the same.
Things change with time and nothing remains the same forever.
I grew up, fell in love,
Met a girl who took my name.
The singer grew up and fell in love with a girl whom he later married.
Year by year, we made a life,
In this sleepy little town.
The artist and his wife spent several years building a life for themselves in a small town.
I thought we'd grow old together,
Lord, I sure do miss her now.
The artist had thought that he and his wife would grow old together, and he misses her a lot now that she's gone.
"'cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven,
"And her tears are pouring down.
"That's how you know she's watching,
"Wishing she could be here now.
"An' sometimes if you're lonely,
"Just remember she can see.
"There's holes in the floor of Heaven
"And she's watching over you and me."
Even now, the tears of the artist's wife are falling through the holes in Heaven, showing that she's still watching over him. Whenever he's lonely, he just needs to remember that she can still see him through the holes in Heaven, and that she's watching over both him and their daughter.
Well my little girl is 23,
I walk her down the aisle.
The singer's daughter is 23 years old and the singer is walking her down the aisle on her wedding day.
It's a shame her Mom can't be here now,
To see her lovely smile.
The artist is sad that his wife couldn't be there to see their daughter's smile on her wedding day.
They throw the rice, I catch her eye,
As the rain starts coming down.
As they throw rice after the wedding ceremony, the singer catches his daughter's eye as it starts raining.
She takes my hand; says: "Daddy don't be sad,
'cause I know Mama's watching now."
The singer's daughter takes his hand and comforts him, telling him not to be sad as she knows her mother is watching over them.
"'cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven,
"And her tears are pouring down.
"That's how you know she's watching,
"Wishing she could be here now.
"An' sometimes if you're lonely,
"Just remember she can see.
"There's holes in the floor of Heaven
"And she's watching over you and me."
Through the holes in Heaven, the tears of the singer's wife are falling, showing that she is still watching over him and their daughter. Whenever they feel lonely, they just need to remember that she is watching over them from Heaven.
Watching over you and me.
The artist's grandma and wife are both watching over him and his daughter from Heaven.
Watching over you and me.
The artist's grandma and wife are both watching over him and his daughter from Heaven.
Watching over you and me.
The singer's grandma and wife are both watching over him and his daughter from Heaven.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Hipgnosis Songs Group
Written by: Billy Kirsch, Steve Noel Wariner
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind