Praying To The Wrong God Charlie Daniels

you got you diamonds and your cadillac Two thousand dollar suit across your back You've got your mansion out on millionaire's row Go all the places that the rich folks go Your Bible is a check book and

Let Freedom Ring Charlie Daniels

In the heat of the battle To the head army there stepped a man He said, "I've been to the top of the liberty And I've looked over the promised land" He had no fear of death or evil His skin was black and

Simple Man Charlie Daniels

I have to work like a dog to make ends meet There's crooked politicians and crime in the street And I'm madder'n hell and I ain't gonna take it no more.

High Lonesome Charlie Daniels

Just you and me and a little white pup Sittin' here waiting for the sun to come up To keep the chill away Drinkin' our coffee at the first crack of dawn Watchin' a doe while she nuzzles her fawn It's my

American Farmer Charlie Daniels

I have to work like a dog to make ends meet There's crooked politicians and crime in the street And I'm madder'n hell and I ain't gonna take it no more.

In America Charlie Daniels

Well the eagle's been flyin' slow And the flag's been flyin' low And a lotta people sayin' that America's fixin' to fall Well speakin' just for me And some people from Tennessee We've got a thing

Reflections Charlie Daniels

I remember you back in ninteen-fifty-six You had all the moves and you knew all the tricks: You left all the ladies in a hell of a fix, When your voice took wing Then you'd shake around and oh, how'd you

El Toreador Charlie Daniels

Her dark eyes said more but he walked through the door Shaking cobwebs of dreams from his head And later that day, as he knelt to pray He said God grant me this nothing more If it is the way and I must

Payback Time Charlie Daniels

' The camera rolls another reel While the robots on the hill Are dashing madly to and fro Smiling at the status quo While in the secret, smoke-filled rooms They sell the very air that you are breathing

It's My Life Charlie Daniels Band

It's my life, God was the one to give it And I ain't gonna let nobody tell me how to live it It's my song, right or wrong You can tag along or you can stay behind They're my troubles Don't you let them

God Bless The Mother Charlie Daniels Band

God Bless the Mother Who brought up her baby boy To believe that some things in this world Are worth fighting for The ones who raise the brave young men Who're marchin' off to war God Bless the Mother

Honky Tonk Avenue Charlie Daniels

Oh, I know wanna sound weak Is lookin' old and time to seek While the hooker in the doorway Leaves to turn another cheek And the jukebox in the Camberlay Is blearing out the blues But the blues is just

Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues Charlie Daniels

the rosin starts to fly and I'm looking in the eye Like I'm just about to blow a fuse Mama call the doctor 'cause your boy has got The rocking Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues I met a man from Tenessee

Talk To Me Fiddle Charlie Daniels

the sea In the hands of a jewish immigrant who was longing to be free And you were part of his life for forty years Through times both lean and fat And he raised his family and lived out his days In a

Play Me Some Fiddle Charlie Daniels

when the rosin' starts to fly and I'm lookin' in the eye Like I'm just about to blow a fuse Mama, call the doctor 'cause your boy has got The rocking boogie woogie fiddle country blues I met a man from

Rainbow Ride Charlie Daniels

It was all reaching out to me; Now my reflection in the water's all I see. Back to the laughing green of summer days, Back to the chilly golden autumn haze To a place called yesterday.

Uneasy Rider Charlie Daniels

I was takin' a trip out to LA toolin' along in my Chevrolet tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radio jes' as I cross the Mississippi line I heard that highway start to whine and I knew that left

Fathers And Sons Charlie Daniels

My daddy had so much to tell me things he said I had to know Don't make my mistakes there are rules you can't break But I had to find out on my own Now when I look at my own son I do what my father went

Sweet Louisiana Charlie Daniels

d go out to Tulsa And ride in a rodeo Red beans and rice sure would be nice Back where the Mississippi River flows [Chorus] And it's a long way back to Vicksburg Mississippi River is muddy and wide But

My Baby Plays Me Just Like A Fiddle Charlie Daniels

[Chorus] My baby plays me just like a fiddle She knows I love her a lot not a little I'm just a stick that she likes to whittle I got a heart and she's in the middle of it I got the hoe cakes she's got

What My Baby Sees In Me Charlie Daniels

She tries to find a little bit of good in everything that comes her way She says even a broken clock is right two times a day And her daddy warned her not to the day she took my name Said he's a rough

Jesus Died For You Charlie Daniels

Satan may have you in retreat But you won't go down in defeat 'Cause you can sittin in the mercy seat 'Cause Jesus died for you FIRST CHORUS E D A He died for you - to complete salvation's plan

Long Haired Country Boy Charlie Daniels

People say I'm no good Crazy as a loon Cause I get stoned in the morning And get drunk in the afternoon Kinda like my old blue tick hound I like to lay around in the shade And I ain't no money But I damn

Texas Charlie Daniels

There's a place not too far away from here Out with the cows and the Lone Star beer Where the livin' and lovin' is quite all right with me Well they call it Texas and it's a mighty fine place to be Runs

Willie Jones Charlie Daniels

Willie Jones was a man I met when I lived in Baltimore I was a guard and he was doing time In the three long years he stayed there I got to know him well Willie Jones he was a friend of mine He used to

Caballo Diablo Charlie Daniels

Wild as a coastal barronca swift as the wind blowing free With two eyes like fire brands that glow in the night Somewhere up there he's waiting for me And he knows that I'm coming' for him and I just can't

Midnight Train Charlie Daniels

along the way Well, the train was rumblin' through the night heading south to Santa Fe And in a fancy car with a private bar and a personal valet There was a bunch of cold eyed men sittin' at a poker

Sunday Morning Charlie Daniels

Well it's easy for a country boy to be misunderstood When the honky tonks are jumping and the girls are looking good Yeah, I get excited and some people think I'm rude It's the way my daddy raised me it's

Fais Do Do Charlie Daniels

Hey baby won't you stop what you're doin' Go on home put your red dress on Tell you mama I said not to worry I'll have you home before the break of dawn Sonnier's got his squeeze box pumping Thibadeaux's

Saddle Tramp Charlie Daniels

Well you pass around the pipe and you all get high Never even stop and wonder why Maybe it's because you wanna die Maybe it's just he the way things have to be You stay up late and drink too damn much

Uneasy Rider '88 Charlie Daniels

Me and my buddy got us a wild hair And figured we wanted to go somewhere So we loaded up in my rag top Chevrolet We had a little bit of money And a whole lot of show And with Hank Jr. blaring on the radio

The Devil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels

The Devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal. He was in a bind, 'cause he was way behind, he was willing to make a deal.

Georgia Charlie Daniels

Call up Trudy on the telephone Send a letter in the mail Tell her I'm hung up in Dallas And they won't let me outta this jail And if she asks you how I'm fairing Tell her I'm just about to lose my

Trudy Charlie Daniels

Call up Trudy on the telephone Send a letter in the mail Tell her I'm hung up in Dallas And they won't let outta this jail And if she asks you how I'm fairing Tell her I'm just about to lose my mind

(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks Charlie Daniels

(Chorus) What this world needs is a few more rednecks Some people ain’t afraid to take a stand What this world needs is a little more respect For the Lord and the law and the workin’ man We could use a

Heart Of My Heart Charlie Daniels

I was blinded by bright lights lost in the darkness And sin kept my life in a whirl Lust, greed and money and sensual pleasures Mark the boundaries of my narrow world I was headed for hell but as far as

Orange Blossom Special Charlie Daniels

Look a-yonder comin', comin' down that railroad track Hey, look a-yonder comin', comin' down that railroad track It's the Orange Blossom Special bringin' my baby back Well, I'm going down to Florida and

Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye Charlie Daniels

* Sitting on a bar stool Acting like a dern fool That's what I'm a doin' today I'm sittin' here drinkin' Tryin' to keep a thinking I'm crusin' my troubles away Well now I couldn't make her stay Well dog

The Legend Of Wooley Swamp Charlie Daniels

[Chorus] But I couldn't believe it, I just had to find out for myself And I couldn't conceive it, I never would listen to nobody else No I couldn't believe it, I just had to find out for myself That there's

Blind Man Charlie Daniels

On a cold concrete sidewalk, on the corner of fifth and main Sits an old black blind man, and no one knows his name He plays the same old guitar, he plays the same old tune And when the people pass him

Carolina (I Remember You) Charlie Daniels

Carolina I hear you calling I just have to close my eyes and I'll be there Carolina I hear you calling I can almost touch the mountains in your hair When I left my home in Carolina I never thought that

Wichita Jail Charlie Daniels

sure musta had a ball Cause in 30 more days I'm goin back home, to see that gal of mine, but the Wichita Jail is a long long way from the Tupelo County line, I gotta do my time Well I aint got a cent of

The Twang Factor Charlie Daniels

Well us people in the country like tractors We wear John Deere hats it's the twang factor We like the VFW on a Friday night We play bingo it's the twang factor Picking in Memphis picking in Shoals Picking

Still In Saigon Charlie Daniels

I walked into a different world, the past forever gone. I could have gone to Canada or I could have stayed in school. But I was brought up differently. I couldn't break the rules.

Money Charlie Daniels

People get all upset and they shiver And they sweat for money It don't seem to make no difference Which a way the wind might blow They scrimp and they save and They'll dig an early grave for money They

Renegade Charlie Daniels

Well, I went down to Nashville In 1973 And they won't nobody in Music City Wanted anything to do with me They said, ?

No Place To Go Charlie Daniels

"When A man's been mistreated When he been kicked around He been laughed at and lied to Well it keeps going down [Chorus] When A man hits bottom Woman I know Yes I know Ain't no place left to

Midnight Wind Charlie Daniels

He blew in town at midnight And he didn't mean to stay And then he found her Just at closing time at the Alamo Cafe And the way he smiled and carried on He kinda made her day So by the time that she left

Dance Gypsy Dance Charlie Daniels

There's a harvest moon and the stars are bright (Dance, gypsy, dance) There's a little bit of frost on the grass tonight (Dance, gypsy, dance) Over in the meadow hid away from them all Dance all night

Amazing Grace Charlie Daniels

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I am found Was blind but now, I see T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear And Grace, my fears relieved And how