The Charlie Daniels Band

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"Honky Tonk Avenue"

"Honky Tonk Avenue"


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 blearin' out the blues
But the blues is just a way of life
On honky-tonk Avenue
Where the swingers and the hustlers
And the evening people dwell
Where the neon shines toward heaven
While it lights the way to hell
Time to survive and time to stay alive
S'about all a man can do
You can make it anywhere
If you can make it out there
On Honky-tonk Avenue
Where all birds of a feather
Were out here on the street in all kinds of weather
Were all in this thing together
Were just trying to make a living
Just trying to get by
It's a one-way street to nowhere
Where nothing's as it seems
It's a multi-car junkyard
Full of a thousand broken dreams
And it's the end of the line
Where the sun don't shine
And there's nothing left to lose
Well it sure ain't a lot but it's all that we've got
On Honky-tonk Avenue
Where all birds of a feather
Were out here on the street in all kinds of weather
Were all in this thing together
Were just trying to make a living
Just trying to get by
Were just trying to make a living
Just trying to get by
Oh I know wanna sound weak is lookin' old and time to seek

 

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"Honky Tonk Life"

"Honky Tonk Life"


Well now Bubba and the boys at the uptown bar
They got a little too drunk went a little too far
They were out four wheeling round town till the crack of dawn
And then the sheriff came and threw them in the calaboose
And he said he wasn't gonna turn them loose
Just somebody paid for the damage to the courthouse lawn
Well he got paid Friday and it ain't no joke
He woke up this morning hungover and broke
He's been out all night and he's afraid to face his wife
His clothes are dirty and his eyes are red
He's got a great big knot on the side of his head
Oh the joys of living the honky tonk life
Well you honky tonk women and you honky tonk men
Honky tonk life's gonna do you in
Ain't nothin' cool about sittin' on a bar stool higher than a Chinese kite
You're just a pop top poppa with a one track mind
You're gonna pass out before it's closin' time
Just another darn fool drowning in the neon lights every night
I said oh the joys of living the honky tonk life
Ole Johnny was a happily married man
Till he started hanging out at the Dew Drop Inn
Met a peroxide floozie by the name of Sally Ann
Then almost every morning he was late for work
Then his wife found some lipstick stain on his shirt
And that's about the time that the stuff started hittin' the fan
And then the next thing he knew he was asittin' in court
About some alimony and some child support
And he lost his driver's license for a DWI
And now his clothes are ragged and he don't look well
He's living downtown in a cheap hotel
On the joys of living the honky tonk life
Well you honky tonk women and you honky tonk men...

 

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"How Great Thou Art"

"How Great Thou Art"


O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the sun, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And lead me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow with humble adoration,
And then proclaim, "My God, how great Thou art!"

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

 

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"How Much I Love You"

"How Much I Love You"


Lady it's just your style, the way you close your eyes and smile
When I hold you close and kiss you
The way you touch my hand, you always seem to understand
And when you're gone how much I miss you

Just being with you makes me high
That lovin' look that's in your eyes
Makes me stop and realize
How very much I love you

The special little things you do every morning waking up with you
Makes me want to live forever
We'll take whatever comes our way
If it's sunshine or rainy days,
Just as long as we're together

Thanks for being my best friend
Even if the world should end
And know you always can depend on
How very much I love you

I can't count the times I depended on you
You're all that keeps me in control
You are the melody heaven sent for me
You are the music of my soul

Every night I close my eyes, turn my face up toward the sky
And thank the good Lord that I found you
I know that there could never be, anybody else for me
And I just want to make you see how very much I love you

 

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"I Am Thine O Lord"

"I Am Thine O Lord"


I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

O the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend!

There are depths of love that I yet may know
Ere Thee face to face I see;
There are heights of joy that I yet may reach
Ere I rest in peace with Thee.

 

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"I Saw The Light"

"I Saw The Light"


I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin
I wouldn't let my Dear Savior in
Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night
Praise the Lord I saw the light

I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light

Just like a blind man I wandered along
Worries and fears I claimed for my own
Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight
Praise the Lord - I saw the light

I was a fool to wander and stray
Straight is the gate and narrow the way
Now I have traded the wrong for the right
Praise the Lord, I saw the light

 

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"I Shall Be Released"
(originally by Bob Dylan)

"I Shall Be Released"
(originally by Bob Dylan)



They say ev’rything can be replaced
Yet ev’ry distance is not near
So I remember ev’ry face
Of ev’ry man who put me here

I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

They say ev’ry man needs protection
They say ev’ry man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall

I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

Standing next to me in this lonely crowd
Is a man who swears he’s not to blame
All day long I hear him shout so loud
Crying out that he was framed

I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

 

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"I'll Be Home For Christmas"

"I'll Be Home For Christmas"


I'll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
I'll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree
Christmas Eve'll find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

 

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"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
(originally by Bob Dylan)

"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
(originally by Bob Dylan)



Close your eyes, close your door
You don't have to worry any more
I'll be your baby tonight.
Shut the light, shut the shade
You don't have to be afraid
I'll be your baby tonight.
Well, that mockingbird's gonna sail away
We're gonna forget it
That big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
But we're gonna let it
You won't regret it.
Kick your shoes off, do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
I'll be your baby tonight.

 

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"I'll Fly Away"

"I'll Fly Away"


Some glad morning when this life is o'er,
I'll fly away;
To a home on God's celestial shore,
I'll fly away
I'll fly away, fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away
When the shadows of this life have gone,
I'll fly away;
Like a bird from prison bars has flown,
I'll fly away
I'll fly away, Oh Glory
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I'll fly away
Oh. How glad and happy when we meet
No more cold iron shackles on my feet
I'll fly away, fly away Oh Glory
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die Hallelujah, by and by
I'll fly away.
Just a few more weary days and then,
I'll fly away;
To a land where joy shall never end,
I'll fly away